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Jaismine Lamboria Wins World Boxing Gold as India’s Women Shine in Liverpool

The inaugural World Boxing championships validated India’s revamped approach under BFI selection camps at NIS Patiala.

Overview

  • Jaismine Lamboria claimed the 57kg title with a 4-1 split decision over Poland’s Olympic silver medallist Julia Szeremeta.
  • Nupur Sheoran took silver in the +80kg final after a narrow 3-2 loss to Poland’s Agata Kaczmarska.
  • Pooja Rani secured bronze in the 80kg division following a semifinal defeat to England’s Emily Asquith.
  • Minakshi Hooda advanced to the 48kg final with a unanimous 5-0 win over Mongolia’s Lutsaikhany Altantsetseg after earlier beating England’s Alice Pumphrey.
  • India’s men finished without a medal for the first time since 2013, as the 20-member squad competed at the first World Championships run by the new World Boxing body.