World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 Review: Strong Home Performances Amid a Weakened International Field

The World Boxing Cup Finals 2025, Greater Noida, came to a conclusion yesterday. The event was the season ending Marquee event of World Boxing, and a culmination of the World Boxing Cup Series.

Team India put together a dominant performance as expected, winning a medal in each of the 20 categories,10 per gender. Indian puglists finished with 9 Gold, 6 Silver and 5 bronze medals. The women’s team won 7 out of the available 10 gold medals, winning 7 golds,1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals while the men’s team won 2 Golds,5 Silvers and 3 Bronze medals.

Much of this can be attributed to the fact that, despite being a premier season-ending event, the tournament failed to attract most of the top global boxing stars, resulting in a significantly depleted field. Coupled with the usual and predictable home-favouring conditions, it effectively turned into a medal feast for the hosts. Consequently, keeping aside some really noteworthy performances from the home boxers, there is not much to read into the overall results.

Summary of Results

Women Boxers

🥇 Minakshi Hooda(Women’s 48 Kg): World Champion Minakshi Hooda was in her zone throughout the entire tournament winning the gold without much hassle, beating Farzona Fozilova 🇺🇿 in the finals by a unanimous 5-0 win.

🥇Nikhat Zareen(Women’s 51 Kg): 2x World Champion Nikhat Zareen won the 51 Kg gold beating Guo Yi Xuan 🇹🇼 5-0 in the finals. Her category was comparatively shallow, and she was expected to win the title and she did,in a dominant fashion.

🥇Preeti Pawar(Women’s 54 Kg): Preeti Pawar was arguably the most Impressive Indian boxer of the tournament,streamrolling through a couple of world class fighters in the most competitive women’s category of the tournament. Put up a great attacking display of Boxing, taking out Olympic medalist and World Champion Huang Hsaio Wen 🇹🇼 in the semis and then ragdolling multiple Worlds medalist Sirine Charaabi 🇮🇹 on a 5-0 unanimous decision win in the finals.

🥇Jaismine Lamboria(Women’s 57 Kg): World Champion Jaismine Lamboria was the top contender to win the gold, with the only notable hurdle coming in her way,was in the finals against Olympic medalist Wu Shih yi 🇹🇼. Jaismine emerged victorious in a split 4:1  win.

🥇Parveen Hooda(Women’s 60 Kg): A comeback to remember for Parveen Hooda as she clinched gold,beating Ayaka Taguchi 🇯🇵 in a tight 3-2 split decision win. She had earlier notched up a great win beating 2025 World Silver medalist Aneta Rygielska 🇵🇱 en route to the finals.

🥇Arundhati Chaudhary(Women’s 70 Kg): Another successful comeback after a brief haitus, Arundhati stunned Aziza Zokirova🇺🇿 by a 5-0 Unanimous decision win to take the Gold.

🥇Nupur Sheoran(Women’s 80 kg+): World Championships Silver medalist Nupur ended her year on a high note, winning the gold in the women’s super heavyweights, beating familiar foe Oltinoy Sotimboeva🇺🇿 by a 5-0 unanimous decision in the finals.

🥈Pooja Rani(Women’s 80 Kg): Settled for Silver losing out against World Champion Agata Kaczmarska 🇵🇱 0-3 in the finals.

🥉Neeraj Phogat(Women’s 65 Kg): put up a spirited fight but wasn’t enough to topple Olympic medalist Chen Nien Chin🇹🇼 in the semis.

🥉Saweety Boora(Women’s 75 Kg): couldn’t really replicate her 2023 worlds performance as she went down against Emma Sue Greentree🇦🇺 in the semis.


Men Boxers

🥇Sachin Siwach(Men’s 60 Kg): Sachin Siwach avenged his loss from the Paris Olympic qualifiers, stunning Olympic Silver medalist Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu🇰🇬, beating him 5-0 in the finals for the Gold.

🥇Hitesh Gulia(Men’s 70 Kg): WBC Brazil gold medalist Hitesh Gulia had a pretty good tournament, notching up some great wins en route to the gold. Started with a solid victory over multiple Worlds medalist Sewon Okazawa 🇯🇵 , before beating Mukhammadazizbek Ismoilov🇺🇿 in the semis and then Nurbek Mursal🇰🇿 on a 3-2 split decision in the finals.

🥈Jadumani Singh(Men’s 50 Kg): Jadumani couldn’t get past Asilbek Jalilov🇺🇿 once again ,dropping the finals 1-4 to the Uzbek.

🥈Pawan Bartwal(Men’s 55 Kg): Settled for Silver losing the finals 0-5 against Samandar Olimov 🇺🇿. A good showing by Pawan nevertheless, winning his maiden international medal.

🥈Abhinash Jamwal(Men’s 65 Kg): Abhinash Jamwal was expected to win Gold,but had to settle for yet another silver medal losing out against Shiyon Nishiyama🇯🇵 in a 1-4 loss in the finals. He had earlier won 2 silvers in the World Cup legs in Brazil and Kazakhstan.

🥈Ankush Panghal(Men’s 80 Kg): Not much was expected from Ankush but he did seem to have punched above his weight, winning the silver medal in the men’s light heavyweight, dropping the finals against defending champion Oladimeji Shittu 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 0-5.

🥈Narender Berwal (Men’s 92 Kg+): settled for the Superheavyweights silver medal losing out against World Youth Champion Khalimjon Mamasoliev 🇺🇿 0-5 in the finals.

🥉Sumit Kundu(Men’s 75 Kg):Lost his semis against Michal Jarlinski 🇵🇱 1-4.

🥉Jugnoo Ahlawat(Men’s 85 Kg): Lost the semis against Jasurbek Yuldoshev🇺🇿 0-5.

🥉Naveen Kumar(Men’s 90 Kg): Lost his semis against Issac Okoh 0-5.