World Boxing Championships: Lamboria and Sheoran Secure…

At the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, Indian boxers Jaismine Lamboria and Nupur Sheoran secured medals. However, two-time champion Nikhat Zareen lost her quarter-final bout to Turkey’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu in the 51kg category.

Despite landing some hooks, Zareen struggled to control the bout as her Turkish opponent dominated with clean punches. The opening round saw Zareen attempting to dominate the center of the ring, but Cakiroglu countered effectively. Although Zareen briefly gained momentum with a series of hooks, Cakiroglu regained control to secure her fourth World Championship medal.

Lamboria advanced to the 57kg semifinals by defeating Uzbekistan’s Khumorabonu Mamajonova. The World Boxing Cup gold medallist efficiently used her reach advantage and controlled the bout with sharp jabs.

Sheoran, the granddaughter of legendary boxer Hawa Singh, secured a 4-1 victory over Uzbekistan’s Oltinoy Sotimboeva in the +80kg category. The bout, contested in a non-Olympic weight division featuring only 10 boxers, saw Sheoran directly enter the quarterfinals due to her gold medal at the World Cup in Kazakhstan. She will face Turkey’s Seyma Duztas in the semifinals.

In the men’s division, Jadumani Singh in 48kg and Abhinash Jamwal in 65kg advanced to the quarterfinals with convincing victories on Tuesday night. However, Jugnoo Ahlawat’s campaign in the 85kg category ended in the first round against Scotland’s Robert McNulty.