India Sports Wrap, March 13: Five Indians reach semifinals at World Boxing Futures Cup 2026
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India assured of five medals at Futures Cup 2026
The Indian youth boxing team confirmed five medals at the World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 in Bangkok after a series of impressive quarterfinals wins on Friday.
Gunjan (48kg), Joyshree Devi (54kg), Ambekar Meetei (50kg), Chandrika Pujari (51kg) and Radhamani Longjam (57kg) advanced to the semifinals, thereby assuring five medals at the tournament.
In the morning session, Gunjan secured a convincing 5-0 unanimous decision victory over Azerbaijan’s Gular Huseynova, while Joyshree produced a dominant display to defeat Japan’s Yura Kanemaru by Referee Stopped Contest (RSC) in the first round.
Ambekar also progressed with a 4-1 victory over Japan’s Akira Uekubo in the men’s 50kg category.
The evening session saw two more Indian boxers advance, with Chandrika Pujari (51kg) defeating Spain’s Andrea Buelga García by RSC in the second round, while Radhamani Longjam (57kg) registered a 4-1 win over England’s Siobhan Haley.
Sahil Duhan (60kg) went down 1-4 to France’s David Harutyunyan in his bout.
-Team Sportstar
Published on Mar 13, 2026