New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Tokyo 2020 Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and Nikhat Zareen will headline India’s 20-member contingent for the World Boxing Championships 2025, scheduled to start in Liverpool from Thursday, as per Olympics.com.
This would be the inaugural version of the event organised by World Boxing, the newly shaped international governing physique for the game. All matches shall be held on the M&S Bank Arena and the occasion will run until September 14.
The competitors includes with over 550 boxers from greater than 65 nations, together with 17 Paris 2024 Olympics medallists, set to take part. Medals shall be up for grabs throughout 20 weight classes, 10 for males and 10 for ladies.
Borgohain will compete within the 75kg division, whereas Zareen will participate within the 51kg class. Olympian Pooja Rani will battle within the 80kg weight class. This occasion marks the primary worldwide look for each Borgohain and Zareen because the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Among the lads, Narender Berwal (90+kg), an Asian Games bronze medallist, together with World Boxing Cup gold medallists Hitesh Gulia (70kg) and Abhinash Jamwal (65kg), shall be key names to be careful for.
The championships will comply with a knockout format, the place winners progress. The dropping semi-finalists will each be awarded bronze medals. Each bout will encompass three three-minute rounds and shall be judged utilizing the ‘Ten Point Must’ scoring system.
The quarter-finals are scheduled for September 10, adopted by the semi-finals on September 12 and 13. The event will conclude on September 14, when 20 new world champions shall be topped.
World Boxing Championships 2025 India squad:
Women: Meenakshi Hooda (48kg), Nikhat Zareen (51kg), Sakshi (54kg), Jaismine Lamboria (57kg), Sanju Khatri (60kg), Neeraj Phogat (60kg), Sanamacha Chanu (70kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Pooja Rani (80kg), Nupur Sheoran (80+kg)
Men: Jadumani Singh Mandengbam (50kg), Pawan Bartwal (55kg), Sachin Siwach Jr (60kg), Abhinash Jamwal (65kg), Hitesh Gulia (70kg), Sumit Kundu (75kg), Lakshya Chahar (80kg), Jugnoo Ahlawat (85kg), Harsh Chaudhary (90kg), Narender Berwal (90+kg). (ANI)