Archive · 28 Dec 2025
Indian Boxing Faces Turmoil in 2025
In 2025, Indian boxing faced a lot of problems because the people in charge of the sport couldn't agree on who should lead.
This caused delays in important events and left boxers unsure about their training and competitions.
Despite these issues, two Indian boxers, Jaismine Lamboria and Minakshi Hooda, won gold medals at the World Championships.
The men's team, however, didn't win any medals at the Worlds.
The year ended with India hosting a successful World Cup finals, where they won many medals, but the competition wasn't very strong.
Overall, it was a tough year for Indian boxing, but there were some bright spots with new champions emerging.
Indian boxing faced internal power struggles and administrative conflicts in 2025.
BFI elections were delayed and marred by legal battles and allegations of misconduct.
Jaismine Lamboria and Minakshi Hooda became new world champions at the 2025 World Championships in Liverpool.
The men's team failed to win any medals at the World Championships.
India hosted the World Cup finals, winning a record 20 medals, though the competition was not strong.
- Who
- Indian boxing community, including administrators and athletes
- What
- Internal power struggles and new world champions emerging
- When
- Throughout 2025
- Where
- India and international boxing events
- Why
- Due to administrative conflicts and athletic performances
- New World Champions
- Jaismine Lamboria and Minakshi Hooda
- Controversial Election
- Ajay Singh re-elected BFI president
- National Championships Disruption
- Postponed and held under controversy
- World Championships Results
- Jaismine and Minakshi won gold, Pooja Rani and Nupur Sheoran won bronze and silver respectively
- Men's Performance
- No medals at the World Championships
- World Cup Finals
- India won 20 medals, including 9 gold
- High-Performance Director
- Santiago Nieva appointed as women's team head coach
