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Fighting in her third bout of the tournament, Nikhat needed less than three minutes to notch up a facile RSC (referee stops contest) win over Nassar Hanan of Jordan in the quarterfinals.
Hussamudin was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a knee injury about an hour before his semifinal bout.
India's previous best show came in 2019 edition when Amit Panghal clinched an unprecedented silver and Manish Kaushik grabbed a bronze medal.
The 74-year-old was undergoing treatment for multiple health problems.
India's tally has increased to four gold medals from the championships after all four pugilists who reached the finals secured the top prize.
Mahender Singh, a farmer in Haryana's Hissar district, reckoned that her daughter excelled in an individual sport rather than a team sport.
Nitu emerged champion in the 48kg category while Boora clinched the worlds title in the 82kg event.
Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ghanghas and Saweety Boora have advanced to the finals.
Sakshi Choudhary (52kg) and last edition's bronze medallist Manisha Moun (57kg), however, failed to reach the last-four stage.
Jeevan won gold medal in the University Championship's 63.5-67kg category. But the university had sent the person whom Jeevan defeated in the semi-final for the national event.
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