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Taking bosom from the Indian boxers’ bonzer show astatine the precocious concluded World Boxing Cup Finals, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) is looking to physique connected the occurrence to execute greater glory.
BFI president Ajay Singh said nary chromatic would beryllium near unturned to assistance Indian boxers triumph medals successful the 2026 Commonwealth and Asian Games and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
“We request to spell to the adjacent level. We person to guarantee that our athletes triumph Olympic medals,” said Ajay astatine a relation organised to honour India’s medallists (nine gold, six metallic and 5 bronze), present connected Friday.
Ajay said hiring the champion coaching personnel, grooming aggregate boxers successful each value class and launching a endowment hunt to summation seat spot successful definite weights would beryllium among the priorities.
World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 golden medallists Nupur Sheoran and Nikhat Zareen during a property meet, successful New Delhi, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI
World champions Minakshi Hooda (48kg) and Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) credited squad enactment for the success.
Two-time World champion Nikhat Zareen (51kg) gave an assurance that she would proceed her bully work.
For promising boxers Preeti Pawar (54kg), Parveen Hooda (60kg) and Arundhati Choudhary (70kg), who overcame adverse situations to marque planetary returns, winning golden was a confidence-booster.
Worlds metallic medallist Nupur Sheoran (80+kg) said she could present slumber good aft getting a gold.
World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 golden medallists Nikhat Zareen, Sachin Siwach and Arundhati Choudhary during a property meet, successful New Delhi, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI
Another rubric winner, Sachin Siwach (60kg) was each smiles aft signaling his best-ever amusement astatine the elite level. “I worked connected my movement. I privation to rectify different mistakes and amended for the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games,” said Sachin.
For Hitesh Gulia (70kg), the golden was a effect of his hard work.
Lauding the medal winners, women’s manager D. Chandralal said adjacent those who mislaid aboriginal did good against tougher opponents.
Men’s manager Dharmendra Yadav said the boxers should amusement their intent successful training. “The coaches tin lone instrumentality the equine to the water,” said Yadav.
