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Overview of World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 held in Noida, UP

The World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 was held at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh (UP), from 16th to 20th November 2025.

  • The five-day event served as the season finale of the 2025 World Boxing Cup series, organised by World Boxing (WB) in partnership with the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).

Exam Hints:

  • Event: World Boxing Cup Finals 2025
  • When? 16th to 20th November 2025
  • Where? Greater Noida, UP
  • Organiser: Boxing Federation of India in association with World Boxing
  • Participation: More than 130 boxers from 18 countries
  • India’s Medal Tally: 20 medals (nine gold, six silver, five bronze)
  • Women’s Gold Medals: Seven
  • Men’s Gold Medals: Two

About 2025 World Boxing Cup:

Stages: The first edition of World Boxing Cup 2025 was held in three stages:

  • First stage: Took place from 31 March to 5 April in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
  • Second stage: Held from 30 June to 7 July in Astana, Kazakhstan
  • Finals: Conducted from 16 to 20 November in UP, India.

Participation: More than 130 boxers from 18 countries competed across 10 men’s and 10 women’s weight categories.

Points System: Under the points system, gold medals carry 300 points, silver medals award 200 points, and bronze medals contribute 150 points.

Top 5 Nations by Gold Medals – 2025 World Boxing Cup Series:

RankNationsGold
1India13
2Kazakhstan12
3Uzbekistan9
4Brazil7
5Poland3

India Won Nine Gold Medals at World Boxing Cup Finals 2025

India emerged as the top nation with a record 20-medals, 9 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze in the finals with all 20 participating Indian boxers achieving a podium finish.

Women’s Team Performance:

Gold Medal Winners: Nikhat Zareen and Jaismine Lamboria led India’s gold haul with dominant final performances.

  • Minakshi Hooda – Women’s 48 kilogram (kg)
  • Nikhat Zareen – Women’s 51 kg
  • Preeti Pawar – Women’s 54 kg
  • Jaismine Lamboria – Women’s 57 kg
  • Parveen Hooda – Women’s 60 kg
  • Arundhati Choudhary – Women’s 70 kg
  • Nupur Sheoran – Women’s 80+ kg

Men’s Team Performance: 

Gold Medal Winners: Sachin Siwach – Men’s 60 kg and Hitesh Gulia – Men’s 70 kg

Overall Medal Tally of India at 2025 World Boxing Cup Series:

StageGoldSilverBronzeTotal
First Stage1146
Second Stage35311
Finals96520
Total13121237

About World Boxing (WB): 
President – Gennady Golovkin
Headquarters – Lausanne, Switzerland
Established – 13 April 2023