Archive · 14 Sep 2025
Minakshi Hooda Wins World Boxing Championship Gold
Minakshi Hooda, a boxer from India, won the gold medal at the 2025 World Boxing Championship.
She beat Nazym Kyzaibay, who had won a bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The match was very close, with judges having to decide the winner after each round.
Hooda won the first and third rounds, giving her the win.
This is a big deal for Indian boxing, as Hooda has become a world champion.
Minakshi Hooda won India's second gold medal at the World Boxing Championship 2025.
The event took place at the Liverpool Arena in Liverpool.
Hooda defeated Nazym Kyzaibay through a split decision.
Kyzaibay is a veteran boxer and a bronze medalist in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Four of the five judges voted in favor of Hooda.
- Who
- Minakshi Hooda and Nazym Kyzaibay
- What
- Hooda won the gold medal at the World Boxing Championship
- When
- Sunday, September 10, 2025
- Where
- Liverpool Arena, Liverpool
- Why
- Hooda won a split decision victory over Kyzaibay.
- Winner
- Minakshi Hooda
- Event
- World Boxing Championship
- Year
- 2025
- Location
- Liverpool Arena, Liverpool
- Opponent
- Nazym Kyzaibay
- Result
- Split decision