Astana [Kazakhstan], July 6 (ANI): India’s women boxers led the charge as the national contingent secured its best-ever medal haul at the World Boxing Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan, winning 11 medals on Sunday, including three gold.
According to a release from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), Sakshi (54kg), Jaismine (57kg), and Nupur (80+kg) delivered stellar performances in their respective finals to claim gold medals, helping India surpass its previous six-medal tally from the first leg in Brazil earlier this year.
Sakshi was at her aggressive best in the women’s 54kg final, outpunching USA’s Yosline Perez with a unanimous verdict from the judges. Jaismine, showing remarkable composure, edged out Brazil’s Jucielen Cequeira Romeu 4:1 in a tense 57kg final. Nupur completed India’s golden hat trick by overpowering Kazakhstan’s Yeldana Talipova with a commanding 5:0 decision in the 80+kg bout.
In total, India bagged three gold, five silver, and three bronze medals.
Golden Performances
Sakshi opened India’s gold account in the first session of the final day with a spirited display of speed and combination punches. In the evening session, Jaismine used her long reach effectively in the decisive third round to keep her Brazilian opponent at bay and score on the counterattack, sealing her narrow win. Nupur, after dropping the first round against Talipova, dominated the next two rounds with clinical punches and superior strategy to clinch victory.
Silver Medalists
Meenakshi narrowly missed out on gold in the women’s 48kg final, losing 3:2 to home favorite Nazym Kyzaibay. Jugnoo (men’s 85kg), Pooja Rani (women’s 80kg), Hitesh Gulia (men’s 70kg), and Abhinash Jamwal (men’s 65kg) also settled for silver after tough final bouts. Jugnoo and Pooja both lost 0:5 to Kazakhstan’s Bekzad Nurdauletov and Australia’s Eseta Flint, respectively, while Hitesh went down 0:5 against Brazil’s Kaian Oliveira and Jamwal lost 2:3 to Yuri Falcao.
Bronze Medalists
Sanju (women’s 60kg), Nikhil Dubey (men’s 75kg), and Narender (men’s 90+kg) rounded out India’s medal tally with bronze finishes in their respective categories.
The impressive showing at Astana underscores India’s growing stature in international boxing and sets the stage for more success in the global arena. (ANI)
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