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CWG 2026 Boxing: Indian warrior entered the ring and Pakistan was defeated! Preeti just one win away from medal

By Samira Vishwas

CWG 2026 India Boxing: A pair of Indian boxers made it to the quarter-finals in the Commonwealth Games boxing competition on Sunday. Jadumni Singh defeated Pakistan’s Sumama Rehman in a thrilling contest, while Asian Games bronze medalist Preeti Pawar won easily. “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” at SEC Centre; and “India, India” The atmosphere was full of excitement and enthusiasm even before the start of Jadumani’s match, amid loud slogans.

‘Round of 16’ of the men’s 55kg category during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. After defeating Pakistan’s Rehman Sumama in the match, Indian fans lifted boxer Mandengbam Jadumani Singh on their shoulders.

Jadumani Singh defeated Pakistani player

In men’s 55 kg category, Jadumani Singh made ‘round of 16’ Pakistan’s Rehman was whitewashed 5-0. Jadumani won the first round 3-2. In Round-2, all the judges gave 10-10 marks to Jadumani. Earlier, in the round of 32, the Indian boxer had defeated Scotland’s Aaron Cullen 5-0.

Preeti made it to the women’s 54 kg quarterfinals

Indian boxer Preeti makes it to ‘Round of 16’ at Commonwealth Games 2026. against Malawi’s Debra Mitenge in ‘Referee Stops Contest’ (RSC) registered a resounding victory. With this, Preeti has made it to the women’s 54 kg quarter-finals. On the other hand, in the men’s 55 kg category, Jadumani Singh defeated the Pakistani boxer and made it to the quarter-finals.

Preeti’s dominance on the scorecard

In the 54 kg women’s category, Preeti was seen completely dominating the match from the beginning and in the first round, all five judges gave the verdict in her favor. The Indian boxer landed several accurate punches, due to which the referee had to stop the fight at 2:13 minutes in the second round, thus securing a resounding victory.

His dominance was clearly visible in the judges’ scorecards. Four judges scored the first round 10โ€“9 in his favor, while one judge scored it 10โ€“8. Mitenje was knocked down twice before the fight was stopped. With this victory, Preeti has confirmed her place in the quarter-finals, where she will face Northern Ireland’s Nicole Clyde on July 28.

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Clyde also made it to the last eight in spectacular style by defeating Bamfo of Ghana by unanimous decision (5-0) in the round of 16. The quarter-final match can be a big challenge for the Indian boxer, because the stake will be to make it to the semi-finals.

India’s medal tally

India added two more medals to its kitty by Sunday evening. Mirabai Chanu completed her hat-trick of gold medals in the Commonwealth Games by winning the title of women’s 48 kg category. Chanu lifted a total of 190 kg (85 snatch and 105 clean and jerk).

Earlier, weightlifter Rishikant Singh Chanambam won the silver medal in the men’s 60 kg category by lifting a total weight of 264 kg. Rishikant lifted 121 kg in snatch, after which he was successful in lifting 143 kg in clean and jerk.

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