September 28, 2013 7:33 PM

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Reigning junior world champion Nikhat Zareen (54kg) continued her winning run to enter the final of the AIBA Women's Youth World Boxing Championships in Albena, Bulgaria.The 17-year-old is now assured of at least a silver medal from the completion and will stake a claim for her second world title.Zareen, who won the flyweight division gold medal at the inaugural edition of the AIBA Women's junior World Championship, has moved into the youth category and fights in the bantamweight division.In the semi-finals, the Andhra boxer defeated another junior world champion Viktoriya Virt of Ukraine who had won Gold Medal at the 2011 junior world championships in the bantamweight category.In the Youth World Championship, lightweight boxer Simranjit Kaur (60kg) lost in a close contest against Aidana Arapbayeva from Kazakhstan.Whereas in the junior group, upcoming boxer from Madhya Pradesh, Asha Roka (48kg) was beaten by Assyl Askarova of Kazakhstan. Both boxers will have to be content with a bronze medal performance from the championships.

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