Jaismine Lamboria and Nupur Sheoran cruised into the finals of the ongoing World Boxing Championships in Liverpool on Friday.
Jaismine produced a clinical performance to defeat Venezuela’s Omailyn Alcala 5-0 in the 57kg semifinal.
Heavyweight boxer Nupur Sheoran, the legendary Hawa Singh’s grand daughter, was equally dominant in her 80+kg semifinals as she out-punched Seyma Duztas of Turkiye by the same margin.
Meanwhile, Minakshi competing in the non Olympic 48kg category, outclassed U-19 world champion Alice Pumphrey by unanimous decision.
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While the women boxers continued to dazzle, the men’s campaign came to an end, following Jadumani Singh Mandengbam’s 0-4 quarterfinal loss to reigning world champion Sanzhar Tashkenbay of Kazakhstan in the 50kg event.
With his exit, India’s 10-member men’s squad finished without a medal for the first time since the 2013 edition. The disappointing campaign comes on the back of 2023’s high in Tashkent, where India returned with three bronze medals.
India are assured of four medals in the women’s section through Minakshi, Jaismine, Pooja Rani (80kg) and Nupur.
World Cup gold medallist Jaismine had little trouble as she controlled the bout from long range, landing sharp, accurate jabs and hooks to which her opponent had no answer.
She will take on Paris Olympics silver medallist Julia Szeremeta in the final.
In a rematch of July’s World Cup semifinal, Nupur once again prevailed, making optimal use of her height advantage to frustrate Duztas. She managed the bout well, landing accurate shots even as her Turkish opponent resorted to clinching.
Published on Sep 12, 2025
