Nikhat, Jadumani shine as India continue to rule

Hosts India continued their dominant run at the ongoing World Boxing Cup Final at Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex here, winning six of the nine semifinals across men’s and women’s divisions on the penultimate day of the competition and setting the stage for a goldrush.

- Shantanu Srivastava

As many as four men made the final round on Wednesday while two women — two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen (51kg) and reigning 57kg world champion Jaismine Lamboriya — advanced to their respective gold medal matches. India’s three losses came through Neeraj Phogat (women’s 65kg), Jugnoo Ahlawat (men’s 85kg), and Sumit (men’s 75kg) each of who secured a bronze after losing in semis.

The results of the semifinals mean eight of the 10 women and seven of the 10 men will end their season with either a gold or silver.