Minakshi produced a clinical performance to defeat England’s Alice Pumphrey in the women’s 48kg quarter-finals and assure India’s fourth medal in the World Boxing Championships 2025 in Liverpool on Friday.
World Boxing Cup Astana silver medallist Minakshi used her long reach to dominate Alice Pumphrey from the very first round and won the bout convincingly with a 5-0 verdict.
The Indian boxer joins the likes of Nupur Sheoran (women’s 80kg+) as well as Olympians Jaismine Lamboria (women’s 57kg) and Pooja Rani (women’s 80kg) in the semi-finals of the World Boxing Championships.
In the men’s 50kg category, Jadumani Singh Mandengbam faced former world champion Sanzhar Tashkenbay of Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals.
The 21-year-old Indian boxer, competing in his first world championships, took the fight to his more experienced opponent but could not avoid a 4-0 loss.
Later in the day, Jaismine Lamboria and Nupur Sheoran will try to seal spots in the gold medal matches when they take the ring in their respective semi-finals.
In the women’s 57kg weight category, Jaismine will be up against Paris Olympian Omailyn Carolina Alcala Cegovia of Venezuela, while Nupur will take on Seyma Duztas of Türkiye.
Nupur and Duztas had also squared off in the semi-finals of the World Boxing Cup Astana, with the Indian boxer winning the bout 5-0.
India have fielded a 20-member contingent at the inaugural World Championships. Commonwealth Games champion Nikhat Zareen crashed out of the World Championships on Wednesday, while Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain endured a disappointing outing with a second-round exit in the women’s 75kg.