World Boxing Cup: Nikhil Dubey, Deepak Kumar, And Saneh Advance As India Builds Momentum In Guiyang

The Indian boxers Nikhil Dubey, Deepak Kumar, and Saneh continue their winning streak for the third day in the World Boxing Cup, at Guiyang, China. Nikhil and Deepak will compete on Thursday again. 333 players from 44 nations are competing in the World Boxing Cup, Guiyang. The tournament will have its final match on Sunday.

Nikhil Dubey knocked out Kelvy Trindade (Brazil) with 5-0 in the men’s 55 Kg category and advanced to the quarter finals in the World Boxing Cup. The Indian boxer previously won against Christopher Hippocrate (France) with a nail-biting 3-2 to move ahead in the round of 16. In the men’s 70 kg division, Deepak Kumar beat Sewon Okazawa of Japan in a dominant display of 5-0. Okazawa was a silver medalist at the 2025 World Championship. On the other hand, Malsawmtluanga (men’s 80 kg category) had an unfortunate day and lost against Ashaish Hussein (Jordan) with 4-1 in the World Boxing Cup, Guiyang.

In the women’s 65 kg division, Saneh, an Indian boxer from Haryana, defeated Seon Sujin (The Republic of Korea) with 4-1 to progress towards the quarter finals. She will face Poland’s Kinga Krouka in the last eight. Another boxer, Mahi Lama, lost in the 60 kg category against Monkhor Namuun (Mongolia).

In the women’s section, Minakshi (51 Kg) is scheduled to fight against Natalia Kuczewska from Poland, and in the men’s boxing, Abhilash Jamwal is up against Kyrgyzstan’s Mirzokhid Imamnazarov in the 65 Kg group. Surprisingly, none of the players in the World Boxing Cup in Guiyang is listed for the Commonwealth and Asian Games scheduled in 2026. They also skipped the World Boxing Cup stage in Brazil this year.

Sportscape stresses that the Indian boxing squad for the World Boxing Cup is considered to be one of the most successful teams, as they emerged victorious in the 2025 World Boxing Season. The group won 40 medals collectively across the three tournaments, among them 13 were gold. Now, Day 4 sees Minakshi Hooda and Abhinash Jamwal step into the ring next. Nikhil Dubey, Deepak Kumar, and Saneh have already set the stage with their victories.