Jaismine Lamboria, Nupur Sheoran and Minakshi Hooda have cruised into the final at the World Boxing Championships, but the men's campaign ended without a podium finish for the first time in 12 years.
A former Asian Championships and World Cup silver medallist, Minakshi beat Mongolia's Lutsaikhany Altantsetseg in the 48kg semifinals by 5-0. Jaismine produced a clinical performance to defeat Venezuela's Omailyn Alcala 5-0 in the 57kg semifinal. Heavyweight boxer Nupur Sheoran was equally dominant in her 80+kg semifinals as she out-punched Seyma Duztas of Turkiye by the same margin.
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The men's campaign, on the other hand, came to a disappointing end following Jadumani Singh Mandengbam's 0-4 quarterfinal loss to reigning world champion Sanzhar Tashkenbay of Kazakhstan in the 50kg event. With his exit, India's 10-member men's squad finished without a medal for the first time since the 2013 edition. Apart from Jadumani, only Abhinash Jamwal (65kg) reached the quarterfinals.
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