World Boxing Cup Finals: Nikhat Zareen, Jaismine Lamboria And Minakshi Hooda Lead 20-Member India Squad

Last Updated:October 29, 2025, 08:29 IST

The World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 in Greater Noida will feature 140 boxers from 18 countries, including Nikhat Zareen, Jaismine Lamboria among others.

Nikhat Zareen reacts after winning a bout. (PTI Photo)

The World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 will take place at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida from November 14 to 21, featuring over 140 elite boxers from 18 countries, including three Olympic medalists. India will be represented by a strong 20-member squad, including experienced pugilists and medalists from previous World Boxing competitions.

The Indian team comprises ten men and ten women, led by notable boxers such as former World Champion Nikhat Zareen (51kg), reigning World Champion Jaismine Lamboria (57kg), reigning World Champion Minakshi (48kg), two-time Asian Champion Pooja Rani (80kg), former World Champion Saweety Boora (75kg), and World Championship silver medalist Nupur Sheoran (80+kg). The men’s team includes Hitesh (70kg) and Abhinash Jamwal (65kg), both medalists in earlier stages of this season’s World Boxing Cup.

The event will showcase three Paris Olympic medalists—Aeji Im of South Korea and Wu Shih-Yi and Chen Nien-Chin of Chinese Taipei—alongside numerous World Boxing Championships and World Cup gold medalists.

BFI President Ajay Singh stated, “Hosting the World Boxing Cup Finals is a proud moment for Indian boxing and a reflection of our progress on the global stage. Bringing top nations and Olympic medalists to compete here is an honor and a testament to India’s growing stature as a boxing powerhouse. Our athletes have demonstrated they can compete with the best, and this event provides them with the ideal platform to prove it again."

The Indian team also includes Jadumani Singh (50kg), Pawan Bartwal (55kg), Sachin (60kg), Sumit (75kg), Lakshya Chahar (80kg), Jugnoo (85kg), Naveen Kumar (90kg), and Narender (90+kg) in the men’s category; and Preeti (54kg), Parveen (60kg), Neeraj Phogat (65kg), and Arundhati Choudhary (70kg) in the women’s category.

The World Boxing Cup Finals will conclude the sport’s annual global series, featuring the season’s top-ranked athletes competing across ten weight categories for the prestigious World Boxing Cup trophy.

Feroz Khan

Feroz Khan has been covering sports for over 12 years now and is currently working with Network18 as Principal Correspondent. He embarked on his journey in 2011 and has since acquired vast experience in digital...Read More

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