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World Boxing Cup: Hitesh and Sachin Siwach led India’s strong start at the World Boxing Cup–Astana, Kazakhstan 2025 with dominant, unanimous wins in their opening preliminary bouts at the Beeline Arena here on Monday.

Hitesh, a gold medallist from the Brazil leg, outclassed Kan Chia-Wei of Chinese Taipei 5:0 in the light middleweight division. Sachin, a bronze winner in Brazil, was equally convincing in his 5:0 win over Canada’s Al-Ahmadieh Keoma-Ali in the lightweight category.

In women’s competition, Minakshi began her campaign with a clean 5:0 win over Australia’s Madeleine Bowen in the light-flyweight division, while Muskan edged England’s Kerry Davis in a closely contested 3:2 decision in the middleweight category, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) informed in a release on Monday.