Indian Women Sweep Gold on Historic Final Day at World Boxing Cup Finals 2025

Greater Noida: Indian women boxers delivered a landmark performance at the World Boxing Cup Finals 2025, with Minakshi (48kg), Preeti (54kg), Arundhati Choudhary (70kg), and Nupur (80+kg) clinching gold medals in front of a packed crowd at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex.

Their victories came in several key Olympic-weight divisions that will feature at the 2028 Los Angeles Games—where boxing will attain full gender parity—signalling India’s growing prowess on the world stage.

The women’s gold rush capped a highly successful campaign for the host nation. India also secured four silver medals through Jadumani Singh, Pawan Bartwal, Abhinash Jamwal, and Ankush Phangal, showcasing the country’s rising profile across both men’s and women’s categories. Seven more Indian boxers, including reigning World Champion Jaismine Lamboira, two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen, and two-time World Boxing Cup medallist Hitesh Gulia, are set to compete for gold in Session 7.

Minakshi opened the final day with a commanding 5–0 victory over Asian Champion Farzona Fozilova, displaying her trademark aggression and technical precision. She dominated from the first round with a sharp left–right combination and maintained control with clean counters and solid defence.

Preeti followed with another unanimous 5–0 win against Italy’s World Championship medallist Sirine Charrabi, overpowering her with relentless pressure, corner traps, and accurate face punches.

Former Youth World Champion Arundhati Choudhary returned to the ring after 18 months with one of the day’s most complete performances—a clinical 5–0 dismantling of Uzbekistan’s Aziza Zokirova, marked by smart defence, sharp jabs, and total tactical control. Nupur then continued India’s golden momentum by edging Uzbekistan’s Sotimboeva Oltinoy 3–2 in a close, strategic bout.

In the men’s finals, India earned four hard-fought silver medals. Jadumani Singh (50kg) fell 1–4 to Uzbekistan’s Asilbek Jalilov, while Pawan Bartwal (55kg)—who had earlier delivered one of the tournament’s biggest upsets—was defeated by Samandar Olimov. Abhinash Jamwal (65kg) lost 1–4 to Japan’s experienced Shion Nishiyama, and Ankush Phangal (80kg) was overcome by England’s defending champion Shittu Oladimeji.

With inputs from IANS