Liverpool: India recorded its best-ever overseas performance at the World Boxing Championships 2025, securing four medals, including two historic golds from Jaismine Lamboria and Minakshi Hooda.
Congratulations to @BoxerJaismine for her triumph at the World Boxing Championships 2025 in the 57kg weight category! Her stupendous performance will inspire countless athletes in the times to come. Best wishes for her future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/l2AeeSRL1M
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 14, 2025
In the 57kg final, Jaismine stunned Paris Olympics silver medallist Julia Szeremeta of Poland with a 4-1 win (30-27, 29-28, 30-27, 28-29, 29-28). After losing the opening round, she adjusted her rhythm, using sharp jabs and controlled distance to dominate the bout.
Debutant Minakshi Hooda followed with a golden triumph in the 48kg category, defeating Kazakhstan’s Nazym Kyzaibay, a seasoned Olympian, by the same 4-1 margin. Composed and clinical, the 24-year-old used her reach effectively, neutralising Kyzaibay’s aggression to avenge her World Cup loss.
Proud of Minakshi on her outstanding performance at the 2025 World Boxing Championships in Liverpool! She brings home the Gold in the 48kg category. Her success and determination are very motivating for Indian athletes. Wishing her the very best for her upcoming endeavours. pic.twitter.com/zgcCQvxIIO
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 14, 2025India’s medal tally was boosted by Nupur Sheoran’s silver in the 80+kg category after a narrow 2-3 defeat to Poland’s Agata Kaczmarska, while veteran Pooja Rani signed off with bronze in the 80kg class following a 1-4 loss to England’s Emily Asquith.
With this haul, Jaismine and Minakshi joined the ranks of Mary Kom, Nikhat Zareen, and Lovlina Borgohain, underlining India’s growing might in women’s boxing.
