Overview
- The season-ending World Boxing Cup Finals run November 14–21 at Greater Noida’s Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex with more than 140 boxers from 18 nations, including Paris Olympic medallists Aeji Im, Wu Shih-Yi and Chen Nien-Chin.
- Hosts India named a 10 men–10 women lineup led by Nikhat Zareen, Jaismine Lamboria and Minakshi Hooda, with World Cup medallists Hitesh Gulia and Abhinash Jamwal anchoring the men’s side.
- Tokyo Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain is out due to nasal surgery, former world champion Saweety Boora steps in at 75kg, and Asian Games medallist Parveen Hooda returns from a one-year whereabouts ban to box at 60kg.
- The Finals award 300 ranking points for gold, 150 for silver and 75 for bronze, shaping seedings and qualification for upcoming majors, and Nikhat says her goal is to maximise points after her Liverpool quarterfinal exit.
- With a crowded schedule that includes nationals in December and an 800-point Asian Championships in January, BFI says it will bring in a High Performance Director as senior boxers urge selective participation to manage workload.