Liverpool, Sept. 4 -- The Indian contingent for the World Boxing Championships, which is underway at Liverpool, UK on Thursday, have been handed a decent draw with medal contender Hitesh Gulia (men's 70kg), Abhinash Jamwal (men's 65kg), Nikhat Zareen (women's 51kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (women's 70kg) avoiding tricky opponents early in the competition.

While Gulia, Jamwal, Lovlina have a bye in the opening round, Nikhat Zareen will take on Jennifer Lozana of USA, as per a press release from Boxing Federation of India (BFI).

The 20-Indian contingent is focused on putting together a strong performance at the inaugural World Championships being held under the aegis of the World Boxing - a recently formed international governing body for bo...