Crucial factors at stake because the World Boxing Cup Finals will get underway

Ahead of a busy 2026 calendar, studded with the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, Indian boxers will look to build up helpful rating factors because the World Boxing Cup Finals (WBCF) begins on the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Indoor Stadium right here on Sunday with a depleted subject resulting from last-minute pull-outs.

Points gathered on the year-ending occasion will assist the boxers, who will carry 75% of this yr’s accumulation to 2026, enhance their rankings and get higher seeding in competitions. A gold winner will acquire 300 factors, a silver medallist 200 and a bronze medallist 150 factors.

Nevertheless, the WBCF will function high names, together with World champions Agata Kaczmarska (80kg) of Poland and Huang Hsiao Wen (54kg) and Paris Olympics medallist Wu Shih-yi of Taiwan and Italy’s World Boxing Cup gold medallist Attrattivo Salvatore, in a subject of 120-plus boxers from 17 international locations.

Featuring World champions Minakshi Hooda (48kg) and Jaismine Lamboria (57kg), former World champions Nikhat Zareen (51kg) and Saweety Boora (75kg), present silver medallist Nupur Sheoran (80+kg) and bronze medallist Pooja Rani (80kg), India has chosen a robust ladies’s workforce.

Eight Indian ladies – together with Pooja (who entered the ultimate with a bye) and Parveen Hooda (who’s making a comeback in 60kg after serving a suspension for a whereabouts failure) – are ranging from medal rounds. Minakshi (48kg) and Preeti Pawar (54kg) start their marketing campaign from quarterfinals.

“After the 2023 World championships, I wish to make my first house worldwide match memorable,” stated Nikhat.

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain opted to skip the occasion to guard her nostril following some therapy.

Among males, Sachin Siwach (60kg), Abinash Jamwal (65kg) and Jugnoo (85kg) have been assured of medals as they start from the semifinals. Working on his motion and jabs, Asian Games medallist Narender Berwal (90+kg) want to check himself.