Five medals assured for India at Nation’s Cup women’s boxing

Indian women boxers were assured of five medals in the season-opening 6th Nation’s Cup after four pugilists entered the semifinals while one made the final of the event being held in Vrbas, Serbia.

The ones who have made the semifinals are former World Championships silver-medallist Sarjubala Devi (48kg), Priyanka Chaudhry (60kg), Pooja (69kg), and former Asian Games bronze-medallist Kavita Goyat (75kg).

Seema Punia (+81kg) is through the final courtesy a bye as her category has only three boxers in fray.

The tournament is being competed among 18 countries in all and features three rounds of three minutes each as mandated by the new International Boxing Association (AIBA) technical rules.