Top Indian women boxers made commanding starts to their campaigns at the Elite National Boxing Championships as world champions Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi, along with Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, registered comfortable wins in Greater Noida on Monday. The championships, being staged at Gautam Buddha University, are being held in a combined format for the first time, with men’s and women’s events running simultaneously at the same venue. Around 600 boxers from across the country are competing across 10 weight categories each in the men’s and women’s divisions. Competing in the 48–51kg category, Nikhat, representing Telangana, delivered a clinical performance to blank Nidhi of Chandigarh by a 5–0 verdict. The two-time world champion controlled the bout from start to finish, showcasing sharp movement and clean scoring to advance without difficulty. World champion Minakshi was equally dominant in the 45–48kg category, defeating Tamil Nadu’s V Lakshaya S Vijayan by an identical 5–0 margin. Minakshi dictated the pace of the contest, leaving little room for her opponent to mount any resistance. In the 70–75kg division, Lovlina Borgohain …