Overview
- India finished the World Boxing Cup 2 in Guiyang with six medals: one gold, three silver and two bronze after finals held on Sunday.
- Jyoti claimed the sole gold in the women’s 48kg final with a unanimous 5-0 win over Uzbekistan’s Farzona Fozilova, a recent World Boxing Cup stage medallist.
- Minakshi, Prachi and Deepak each took silver after losing their title fights to China’s Wu Yu, Uzbekistan’s Nigina Uktamova and Kazakhstan’s Ablaikhan Zhussupov respectively, with Minakshi notable for moving up from 48kg to 51kg for this event.
- Jugnoo (85kg) and Nikhil (55kg) secured bronze medals after semifinal defeats to France’s Junior Tadah and the USA’s Lorenzo Patricio.
- The Guiyang results follow a strong showing by India at the Usti nad Labem Grand Prix in Czechia and underline growing international momentum ahead of the Commonwealth Games.