India assured six medals at the World Boxing Cup 2 in Guiyang, China on June 20 after a strong semi-final showing. Jyoti, Minakshi, Prachi and Deepak advanced to gold medal bouts with dominant wins across categories, while Jugnoo and Nikhil secured bronze medals. India now has four finalists heading into the June 21 title clashes.
Guiyang, China, June 20: India delivered a commanding performance at the ongoing World Boxing Cup 2 in China, assuring six medals, including four finalists and two bronze medals, following the semi-final round today.
Leading the charge was Jyoti (48kg), who secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Mexico’s Fatima Herrera to advance to the final. Herrera, a formidable opponent, had earlier clinched a historic silver medal at the World Boxing Cup Brazil 2026 after transitioning to the 48kg category, making Jyoti’s win particularly significant.
Continuing India’s strong showing, Minakshi (51kg) the World No. 1 in 48kg who has moved up a weight division delivered a dominant performance, defeating Spain’s Laura Fuertes Fernández by a unanimous 5-0 decision to book her place in the final.
Prachi (57kg) also impressed, registering a confident 4-1 win over France’s Amina Zidani to progress to the gold medal bout. She has been in fine form, having earlier defeated a Paris Olympics bronze medallist in the quarter-finals.
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