Hitesh Gulia and Sakshi secured semi-final spots at the World Boxing Cup Kazakhstan 2025 yesterday to add to India’s burgeoning medal count at the Astana meet. Hitesh, a gold medalist from the Brazil leg earlier this year, scored a dominant 5-0 win over Kazakhstan’s Almaz Orozbekov in the men’s 70kg quarter-finals, ensuring another podium finish for him.
In the women’s 54kg category, Sakshi put on a composed display to beat Brazil’s Tatiana Regina de Jesus Chagas via unanimous decision, AIR news said.
Indian boxers Minakshi (women’s 48kg), Pooja Rani (women’s 80kg) and Sanju (women’s 60kg) had already confirmed medals from Astana after advancing to the semi-finals. Anamika (women’s 51kg) also remains in contention after reaching the quarters.
The tournament in Astana is the second and last of two scheduled World Boxing Cup meets for the year.
