Youth World Boxing Championships: Five Indians Enter Quarterfinals, One In Semifinals

Youth World Boxing Championships: Poonam, who entered the semifinals, will be facing Sitora Turdibekova in the featherweight (57kg) category.

India's Poonam entered the semifinals of the featherweight (57kg) category while five of her compatriots advanced to the quarterfinals of the Youth Boxing World Championships after securing comfortable wins in their last-16 stage bouts in Kielce, Poland. Poonam, who has never lost a bout during her entire career so far, eliminated Kazakhstan's Nazerke Serik by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals on Sunday. She will next face a tough opponent in Sitora Turdibekova of Uzbekistan. Poonam attributed her success to her coaches and exuded confidence of returning with the gold medal from the ongoing tournament. "They pushed me, they told me to work hard. And I won because my coaches are very good. My tactic was to attack and then defend. I will win the gold," she said.