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India Sets Record at World Boxing Cup Finals With 20 Medals as Nikhat Zareen Clinches 51kg Gold

The triumph coincided with fresh dissent inside the Boxing Federation of India, with a reported no-confidence move that president Ajay Singh rejected.

Overview

  • The hosts finished with 9 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze — podiums in all 20 categories — after advancing a tournament-high 15 boxers to the finals in Greater Noida.
  • Women claimed seven titles — Minakshi (48kg), Preeti (54kg), Arundhati (70kg), Nupur (+80kg), Parveen (60kg), Jaismine (57kg) and Nikhat (51kg) — while Sachin Siwach (60kg) and Hitesh Gulia (70kg) won the men’s golds.
  • Nikhat Zareen outclassed Chinese Taipei’s Guo Yi Xuan 5–0 to cap her return with her first international gold since 2023.
  • Jaismine upset Olympic medallist Wu Shih-Yi 4–1, and Preeti followed her semifinal win over Huang Hsiao-Wen by beating Italy’s Sirine Charrabi 5–0 for the 54kg crown.
  • During a Special General Meeting, some members said they moved a no-confidence motion against BFI chief Ajay Singh, a claim he publicly denied.