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India are having a scintillating run at the World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 and the impressive run continued on Day 2

Their victories, along with strong wins from Sumit (75kg), Naveen (90kg), and Jadumani Singh (50kg), ensured India completed a perfect medal sweep across both sessions, as per a press release from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).

Young Hitesh Gulia recorded the biggest win of his nascent career, stunning two-time World Championships medallist and Asian Games champion Sewon Okazawa of Japan, as Indian boxers continued their stellar run on the second day of the World Cup Finals, in Greater Noida on Monday.

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Indian boxers excelled at the World Cup Finals in Greater Noida, with all five men advancing to the semi-finals, remaining unbeaten in nine bouts.