World boxing championships | Nupurs semifinal entry seals Indias first medal

Paris Olympian Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) and Nupur Sheoran (80+kg) booked berths within the semifinals to make sure medals for India on the World boxing championships in Liverpool on Wednesday.

Jaismine outshone Uzbekistan’s Khumorabonu Mamajonova 5-0 within the quarterfinals. Nupur, who obtained a first-round bye in a area of 10 boxers, defeated one other Uzbek Oltinoy Sotimboeva 4-1 within the last-eight stage. However, two-time World champion Nikhat Zareen (51kg) misplaced 0-5 to Turkiye’s double Olympics silver medallist and a former World champion Buse Naz within the final eight.

Jaismine will tackle Venezuelan Olympian Omailyn Alcala, whereas Nupur will meet Turkiye’s Seyma Duztas subsequent. Jaismine beat Asian under-22 champion Khumorabonu together with her counter-punching abilities, aided by her nice footwork and use of lengthy arms. Excellent use of jabs and combos stored the Indian forward in all three rounds.

Nupur, a World Cup stage-II gold medallist, used her jabs to win the primary spherical 4-1 regardless of clinching from each boxers. The Uzbek bounced again towards the Indian, who fell twice because of messy tussles, earlier than each have been penalised some extent apiece within the third spherical. But Nupur received the competition amid chaotic motion.

Nikhat confirmed aggression, however Buse Naz, regardless of some extent deduction for holding within the second spherical, gave a masterclass of counter-punching as she moved again to land proper hooks and received a unanimous choice.

On Tuesday, Minakshi (48kg), Jadumani Singh (50kg) and Abhinash Jamwal (65kg) received their respective bouts with an similar 5-0 verdict to succeed in the quarters. Jugnoo (85kg) misplaced to Scotland’s Robert William McNulty 0-5.