Second seed and previous edition’s silver-medallist Sarjubala Devi (48kg) and Seema Poonia (+81kg) advanced to the quarterfinals as India rounded off a reasonably good day at the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships on Monday, says a report in The Times of India.

According to the TOI report, jolted by the ouster of Olympics berth hopefuls Mary Kom (51kg), Sarita Devi (60kg) and Pooja Rani (75kg), the Indian contingent finally had a reason to smile after Sarjubala and Seema advanced in the non-Olympics categories. “Sarjubala, a former junior world champion, gave a perfect start by pummelling Sri Lanka’s Erandi Kaluhath 3-0. The Manipuri boxer was not stretched much in the bout as Kaluhath looked intimidated from the very first round. The 22-year-old Indian kept a tight grip on the proceedings, unleashing accurately-placed jabs to be the judges’ unanimous choice. She will face Kazakhstan’s Nazym Kyzaibay, who defeated Sweden’s Lise Sandebjer 3-0, in the quarters,” says the report.

Meanwhile, a report in the Tribune says that Seema was equally dominant in her win over Azerbaijan's Aynur Rzayeva, who was sluggish for most part of the bout and was hardly a match to the attacking Indian. “Up next for Seema is China's Shijin Wang, who got the better of Uzebekistan's Guzal Ismatova. However, the campaign of Pavitra (64kg) came to a halt after she went down to Australia's Skye Nicolson.”