Indian Juniors Reach Two World U-19 Boxing Finals
Two Indian fighters will contest gold in Budva after teammates secured bronze, showing strength in the country’s junior ranks.
Overview
- Megha Sheokand advanced to the women's 80kg final after the referee stopped her semifinal against Meerim Chynybekova following a dominant second round.
- Aditya moved into the men's 55kg gold-medal bout with a unanimous 5:0 win over Nihat Gasimov and is set to face Russia's Islam Magomedov.
- Prachi Tokas will take home bronze after losing her women's 80+kg semifinal 1:4 to Samira Itonieva of Russia.
- Harshita (also reported as Harshika) assured a medal with a 5:0 quarterfinal win and then settled for bronze after a close 3:2 semifinal loss to USA's Lauryn Elmore.
- India has at least two confirmed bronzes and two boxers in upcoming finals in Budva, a result that boosts the junior pipeline and sets up gold bouts against strong international opponents.