Liverpool, Sept. 9 -- India pugilist Nikhat Zareen continued her march in the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool on Tuesday with a 5:0 win over Japan's Yuma Nishinaka in the women's 51kg pre-quarter-finals.

The 29-year-old faced a spirited fight from the Japanese in the opening round, but there was no stopping the Indian, who is playing her first international event this year. In fact, the Japanese even received two penalty points for excessive clinching as she tried to break Nikhat's rhythm.

Before entering the pre-quarter-finals, Nikhat, who was crowned world champion twice before, had not competed in any international event this year, but did not show any signs of rustiness as she dominated the USA's Jennifer Lozano from the fir...