World Boxing C'ships: Minakshi assures India's fourth medal in Liverpool
Jadumani Singh bowed out in men's 50kg quarter-finals.
By : The Bridge Desk
Update: 2025-09-12 15:55 GMT
Minakshi reached the semi-finals of 2025 World Boxing C'ships (Photo credit: BFI)
Minakshi once again came up with a clinical performance to defeat youngster Alice Pumphrey of England in the women’s 48kg quarter-finals and assure India’s fourth medal in the World Boxing Championships 2025 in Liverpool on Friday.
The 24-year-old from Rohtak in Haryana used her long reach to dominated Pumphrey from the very first round and deserved the 5:0 verdict as she joined the likes of Nupur (women’s 80+kg), Jaismine Lamboria (women’s 57kg) and Pooja Rani (women’s 80kg) in the semi-finals of the prestigious tournament, thereby ensuring a podium finish.
In the men’s 50kg category, Jadumani Singh Mandengbam needed to beat former world champion and two-time Asian champion Sanzhar Tashkenbay of Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals.
The 21-year-old Indian, playing in his first world championships, took the fight to his much-experienced opponent but could not avoid a 0.4 loss.
Later in the day, Jaismine and Nupur will try to seal a spot in the gold medal match later in the day when they will take the rink for their respective semifinals.
In the women’s 57kg weight category, Jaismine will be up against Paris Olympian Omailyn Carolina Alcala Cegovia of Venezuela while Nupur will take on Seyma Duztas of Turkey.
Nupur and Duztas had also faced-off in the semi-finals of the World Boxing Cup Astana with the Indian winning that bout 5:0.
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