India’s debut campaign at the World Boxing Cup 2025 in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, ended on a high note with a record haul of nine gold medals. This stunning success firmly places India among the elite boxing nations, particularly highlighting the powerful surge of its women boxers on the international stage. The Junior Age has all the details for you.
India’s Historic Win At The World Boxing Cup 2025:
Women Boxers Dominate with Seven Golds
The women’s boxing squad had an extraordinary day, winning gold in seven different weight categories, a historic feat for India’s women boxers. Each final match showed their grit, skill, and tactical brilliance that overwhelmed their opponents. The gold medalists included:
This sweep not only marks the best-ever performance by Indian women at an international boxing event but also signals growing dominance and rising stars in the sport for India.
- Jaismine Lamboria (57 kg): Defeated Wu Shih Yi (Chinese Taipei) 4-1
- Nikhat Zareen (51 kg): Beat Xuan Yi Guo (Chinese Taipei) 5-0
- Parveen Hooda (60 kg): Overcame Japan’s Ayaka Taguchi 3-2
- Arundhati Choudhary (70 kg): Dominated Uzbekistan’s Aziza Zokirova 5-0
- Preeti Pawar (54 kg): Defeated Italy’s Sirine Charaabi 5-0
- Minakshi Hooda (48 kg): Beat Uzbekistan’s Fozilova Farzona 5-0
- Nupur Sheoran (80+ kg): Outclassed Uzbekistan’s Oltinoy Sotimboeva
This sweep not only marks the best-ever performance by Indian women at an international boxing event but also signals growing dominance and rising stars in the sport for India.

Men’s Team Add A Few More Medals
India’s men’s boxing squad also put in a commendable performance with two gold medals and four silver medals. Notable gold medal winners were:
- Sachin Siwach (60 kg): Defeated Paris Olympics silver medallist Munarbek Seitbek Uulu (Kyrgyzstan)
- Hitesh Gulia (70 kg): Beat Mursal Nurbek (Kazakhstan)
Silver Medalists
- Ankush Panghal (80 kg): Lost to England’s Oladimeji Shittu
- Abhinash Jamwal (65 kg): Lost to Japan’s Shion Nishiyama
- Pawan Bartwal (55 kg): Lost to Uzbekistan’s Samandar Olimov
- Jadumani Singh (50 kg): Lost to Uzbekistan’s Asilbek Jalilov
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