The Indian junior and youth girls claimed six gold medals in the final day of the prestigious Golden Girl Box Cup
The Indian junior and youth boxing teams amazed in the third and final competition day at the 11th edition of the Golden Girl Box Cup where top boxers attended from four different continents. The Golden Girl Box Cup was held in a small city in Boras which is located in the south part of Sweden where the Indians impressed with top performance.
Altogether 297 boxers attended in the Golden Girl Box Cup which is record in the history of the event and makes it to the biggest female boxing competition in the whole world. The Indian junior and youth boxers claimed gold medals in the event increasing the quality of the tournament. The third competition day saw more than 50 bouts in the city of Boras which is a preparation tournament before the main goals in 2020.
India’s first gold medal in the event was achieved by Nivedita Karki who controlled her final over Ireland’s Carleigh Maria Irving at the junior light flyweight (48kg). The Haryana-based 15-year-old Prachi claimed bronze medal already in the 2018 Indian School National Games and she proved her developed skills in the Golden Girl Box Cup where she defeated Ireland’s Georgia McGovern unanimously at the junior flyweight (50kg) and continued her winning path against England’s Libby Ellis.
Indian Junior National Championships bronze medallist Ethoibi Chanu Wangjam was too strong for England’s Macey Gardner at the junior bantamweight (54kg) and advanced to the final of the event where she had to meet against another top European opponent, Spain’s Luna Maria Mairena Aragon. The 15-year-old Indian used the best tactic against the Spanish boxer and her attacking style delivered for her a gold medal in Boras.
Mizoram’s Rudy Lalhmingmuani was bronze medallist at the 2019 Indian Junior National Championships who moved up to the welterweight (66kg) and following her success over Denmark’s Freja Andersen in the semi-finals she lost to her teammate Lashu Yadav which means India won this weight class as well.
Mahi Raghav was born only in 2005 and she was the youngest Indian junior boxer in the Golden Girl Box Cup but she impressed against Ireland’s Brianna Ryan at the junior light heavyweight (80kg) and advanced to the finals where she has done enough to beat her teammate Tanishka Pratap Patil.
India’s Muskan was born in 2002 and she is now one of the best youth boxers in their female national team. She claimed silver medal in their 2019 Youth National Championships and represented India at the Julius Torma Youth Memorial Tournament last September. The 17-year-old Indian talent eliminated Germany’s Lina Nashwan in the semi-final stage of the youth bantamweight (54kg) and continued her winning path against Norway’s Benedicte Frugaard Silden in the title bout.
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