Jyoti assures India a medal as Prachi and Nikhil advance at Boxing World Cup in China
India enjoyed a successful second day at the Boxing World Cup Stage 2 in China as Jyoti secured a medal with her semi-final berth, while Prachi and Nikhil advanced to the next rounds. Three other Indian boxers, however, exited the competition
Hyderabad: Indian boxers Jyoti, Prachi and Nikhil emerged victorious on the second day of the Boxing World Cup (Stage 2) in China, advancing to the next round of their respective weight categories.
Competing in the women’s 57kg category, Prachi registered a convincing 5-0 unanimous decision victory over the USA’s Deborah Grant to move ahead in the competition.
Jyoti joined her in the next round after producing an equally dominant display in the women’s 48kg division, defeating Mongolia’s Enkh Amgalan Nomundari via a Referee Stops Contest (RSC) verdict in the second round. With this crucial win, Jyoti advanced to the semi-finals and assured India of a medal.
Nikhil also progressed after securing a hard-fought 3-2 split-decision victory over France’s Christopher Hippocrate in the men’s 55kg category.
Looking ahead to Day 3, five Indian boxers are scheduled to enter the ring. Nikhil (55kg) will look to continue his winning momentum against Brazil’s Kelvy Trindade, while Deepak (70kg) takes on Japan’s Sewon Okazawa. Malsawmtluanga (80kg) will face Jordan’s Ashaish Hussein. In the women’s section, Saneh (65kg) squares off against South Korea’s Seon Sujin, and Mahi Lama (60kg) clashes with Mongolia’s Monkhor Namuun.
In other preliminary contests on Day 2, Poonam (54kg) was narrowly beaten 2-3 by Chinese Taipei’s Hsiao Wen Huang, while Akash (75kg) went down to Poland’s Mateusz Urban by a similar 2-3 margin. Gitimoni also bowed out after suffering a 0-5 defeat to France’s Maelys Richol in the women’s 70kg category.
