Aditya storms into World Boxing U-19 semifinals, assures medal

Aditya assured India of a medal at the 2026 World Boxing U-19 Championships after defeating Italy’s Tommaso Orlando 5-0 to reach the men’s 55kg semifinals. Megha Sheokand and Prachi Tokas have also secured semifinal berths in their categories

Hyderabad: Aditya secured a medal after defeating Italy’s Tommaso Orlando 5-0 to reach the men’s 55kg semifinals at the 2026 World Boxing U-19 Championships in Budva, Montenegro, on Saturday.

Aditya will face Azerbaijan’s Nihat Gasimov in the semifinals.

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Megha Sheokand (women’s 80kg) and Prachi Tokas (women’s 80+kg) have also reached the semifinals in their respective weight categories, assuring themselves of medals.

In the late-evening session on Friday, Mausam Suhag lost his men’s 65kg quarterfinal 0-5 to England’s Yashua Flemming. Aman Dev went down 0-5 to Georgia’s Shalva Beridze in the men’s 50kg category, while Lakshu suffered a 0-5 defeat against the USA’s Marley McNealy.