Overview
- The season-ending event runs November 16–20 at Greater Noida’s Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex with eight-boxer brackets starting from the quarterfinals across 10 men’s and 10 women’s weights.
- India has entries in all 20 categories, while China is absent and Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have sent weakened squads.
- Under-filled draws have effectively guaranteed podiums for many home boxers, with eight of India’s 10 women assured of medals and Pooja Rani receiving a direct final berth at 80kg.
- Opening bouts feature Minakshi Hooda vs Akbota Bolat and Preeti Pawar vs Nigina Uktamova, with Ankush Phangal facing Go Wakaya and Narender Berwal meeting Andrii Khaletskyi; Nikhat Zareen awaits Gulsevar Ganieva in a semifinal and Hitesh Gulia is slated to face top seed Sewon Okazawa.
- The Finals award 300 ranking points for gold within World Boxing’s new calendar and 10-weight-class structure, following earlier Cup stages in Brazil and Kazakhstan and September’s World Championships.