Jyoti Wins India's Lone Gold at World Boxing Cup China 2026 - Three Silvers, Six Medals Overall

At the World Boxing Cup 2 held in China on Sunday, Indian boxers put up a great fight and secured their only gold medal at the event. Jyoti beat Farzona Fozilova, representing Uzbekistan in the finals for the 48 kg category and claimed a gold medal. Apart from Jyoti, three other Indian boxers received silver medals at the tournament.

Jyoti had a clear edge over her opponent Fozilova who is the former World Boxing Cup champion hailing from Brazil. Jyoti beat her in the finals with a score of 5-0.

Three more silver medals were added to India's tally following impressive final bouts:

• Meenakshi (51kg): Meenakshi, the world number 1 boxer in the 48kg category, competed in a higher weight class (51kg) this time. She suffered a 0-5 defeat against China's Wu Yu in the final and had to settle for the silver medal.
• Prachi (57kg): Prachi, who had enjoyed an excellent run in the tournament so far, also faced defeat in her title bout. She was beaten 0-5 by Uzbekistan's Nigina Uktamova, resulting in a silver medal finish for Prachi.
• Deepak (70kg): In the men's final, India's Deepak also had to settle for a silver medal. He suffered a 0-5 loss against Kazakhstan's Ablaikhan Zhussupov in the title clash.

Earlier, in the preliminary rounds of the competition, India had already secured two bronze medals through Jugnu (85 kg) and Nikhil (55 kg). With these two bronze medals, India's total medal tally at this World Boxing Cup has now reached six, comprising one gold, three silver, and two bronze medals.