Nikhat Zareen assured herself and India a medal at the 2022 CWG after she stormed into the semifinals of the women’s light flyweight boxing
She forayed into semifinals with an impressive 5-0 win over Wales’ Helen in the quarterfinals, on Wednesday
Nikhat, for whom it will be the first medal at the CWG, was aggressive from the get-go against Jones
She landed a left jab early into the first round and was unfazed by her opponent’s flurry of punches, expertly dodging them while managing to land most of her own to dominate
The Indian boxer barely had her guard up through the bout and smartly mixed up her punches
The world champion consistently found gaps in Jones’ guard and the result was a foregone conclusion before the third round
Along with Nikhat, twice youth world champion Nitu Ghanghas and CWG 2018 bronze-medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin are also assured of medals in boxing at CWG 2022
Nitu reached the last-four stage of the women’s minimum weight division (over 45-48kg) when her opponent Nicole Clyde of Northern Ireland abandoned the bout
Hussamuddin beat Namibia’s Tryagain Morning Ndevelo 4-1 by split decision in the men’s featherweight
Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain will be in action later tonight as she chases a first CWG medal