Jaismine Lamboria climbed to world No. 1 in the women's 57kg category, while Priya Ghanghas and Vishvanath Suresh entered the top three as India maintained a strong presence in the latest World Boxing Rankings.
Indian women boxers registered their best-ever performance outside the country on the global stage as Minakshi Hooda and Jaismine Lamboria bagged gold medals, while Nupur clinched silver and Pooja Rani took the bronze in the 2025 edition of the World Boxing Championship here on Sunday.
The Indian Army is all set to honour these unsung champions through its evocative digital storytelling series, ‘Kahaniyaan Jeet Se Aage Ki – Beyond Medals and Glory’, all set to be launched on the 79th Independence Day.
India's Jaismine Lamboria was eliminated after losing 0-5 against Philippine boxer Nesthy Petecio who won on points in the opening round of the 57kg women's category ending her campaign.
The journey, however, hasn’t been a cakewalk for the 22-year-old pugilist, a regular in the 60kg weight division as she had to overcome an extra hurdle to book herself a ticket to the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Following one of the quickest victories of the tournament, Jaismine will face Samadova Mijgona of Tajikistan in the next round.
Former world No 1 Amit, who had to settle for a silver medal at Gold Coast 2018, beat young Scottish boxer Lennon Mulligan 5-0 in his quarter-final to storm into the semi-finals of the men's flyweight 51kg boxing event at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Solihull.
