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Jaismine Lamboria Into Worlds Quarterfinals, Jamwal Advances as Sakshi, Sanamacha Exit

The quarterfinal places India one victory from a guaranteed medal at World Boxing’s inaugural championships in Liverpool.

Overview

  • Jaismine Lamboria beat Brazil’s two-time Olympian Jucielen Cerqueira Romeu 5-0 in the 57kg round of 16 to reach the quarterfinals.
  • She next faces Uzbekistan’s Asian Under-22 champion Khumorabonu Mamajonova for a place in the semifinals.
  • Abhinash Jamwal progressed to the men’s 65kg last 16 with a 5-0 win over Mexico’s Hugo Barron after a first-round bye.
  • Sakshi Chaudhary lost 0-5 to Turkey’s Paris Olympic silver medallist Hatice Akbas with a two-point deduction in the opening round, while Sanamacha Chanu fell to Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova.
  • Upcoming bouts list Sachin vs Biibars Zhexen, Sumit vs Rami Kiwan, Narender vs Diego Lenzi, and Neeraj Phogat vs England’s Sacha Hickey as India’s 20-strong team continues under the World Boxing banner.