Indian boxers have been showing their supremacy at the youth men’s and women’s World Boxing Championships as seven of them advanced to the finals after their tremendous victories in La Nucia, Spain.
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Vanshaj, Ashish, and Vishwanath Suresh marched into the summit clash. Kirti (+81kg), Bhawna Sharma (48kg), Devika Ghorpade (52kg), and Ravina (63kg) advanced to the finals in the women’s section.
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Vishwanath bagged a 4-1 win over Juanma Lopez of Puerto Rico. Vanshaj (63.5kg) and Ashish (54kg) claimed 3-2 and 4-3 victories against USA’s Deshawn Crocklem and Uzbekistan’s Khujanazar Nortojiev respectively.
Ravina and Bhawna outsmarted their Kazakh opponents Assem and Gulnaz Buribayeva respectively by unanimous decision. Devika emerged victorious over USA’s Aameedah Joy with a 4-1 margin.
Four other Indian women boxers— Tamanna (50kg), Kunjarani Devi Thongam (60kg), Muskan (75kg), and Lashu Yadav (70kg) claimed bronze medals after defeats in their respective semifinal bouts.
Indian boxers showed supremacy at this prestigious tournament as 11 out of 17 quarterfinalists went on to confirm medals.
