Lakshya began the bout aggressively but the Jordanian managed to close the gap in the second round. However, the Indian stepped up in the third round to complete a dominant 5:0 win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Pawan Bartwal\u2019s campaign in the men\u2019s 55kg event came to an end when he went down 0:5 against Mirzakhalolov Mirazizbek Uzebekistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On Saturday, Nikhat Zareen started her campaign with a clinical win in the opening round of the women\u2019s 51kg weight category.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 29-year-old, 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\u2019s Jennifer Lozano from the first minute to get a 5-0 verdict. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, it was not a very good outing for the other two Indians in action on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain went down 0:5 against Busra Isildar of Turkey in the second round of the women\u2019s 75kg category while Hitesh Gulia\u2019s spirited fight was not enough to avoid a 1:4 loss against Finn Robert Bos of Netherlands in the men\u2019s 70kg bout.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, it was not a very good outing for the other two Indians in action on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Three more boxers will be in action in the evening session on Sunday, with Jaismine (women\u2019s 57kg) facing Jucielen Cerqueira Romeu of Brazil, Sanamacha Chanu (women\u2019s 70kg) taking on Natalya Bogdanova of Kazakhstan and Abhinash Jamwal (men\u2019s 65kg) will fight Hugo Barron of Mexico.<\/p>\r\n\r\n