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Indian Women Secure Four-Medal Guarantee at World Boxing Championships as Jaismine, Nupur Reach Finals

A unanimous quarterfinal by Minakshi Hooda sealed a women-led podium run in Liverpool under World Boxing’s first world championships.

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Overview

  • Minakshi Hooda beat England’s Alice Pumphrey 5-0 to enter the 48kg semifinals, assuring India a fourth medal.
  • Jaismine Lamboria advanced to the 57kg final with a 5-0 win over Venezuela’s Omailyn Carolina Alcala Cegovia and is slated to face Julia Szeremeta.
  • Nupur Sheoran reached the 80+kg final after a unanimous 5-0 victory over Turkey’s Seyma Duztas.
  • India’s men ended without a medal for the first time since 2013, with Jadumani Singh Mandengbam falling 0-4 to Kazakhstan’s Sanzhar Tashkenbay in the 50kg quarterfinal.
  • India sent a 20-member squad to the inaugural championships organized by the new World Boxing; a later SportsTak report says Minakshi also won her semifinal 5-0 to make the final, which awaits wider confirmation.