Jaismine Lamboria Dominates at 8th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship

Jaismine Lamboria Dominates at 8th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship

Jaismine Lamboria, a Commonwealth Games medalist, continued her impressive run at the 8th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship 2025. She secured a dominant second-round RSC victory over Chandigarh's Ruchika in the preliminaries.

Lamboria, the reigning national lightweight champion, transitioned to featherweight in preparation for the Paris Olympics. She stormed into the quarterfinals with a commanding performance.

The championship, hosted by the BFI in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Boxing Association, takes place at Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, from March 20 to 27, 2025.

One hundred eighty-eight boxers from 24 state units are competing across ten weight categories in this week-long tournament. The competition follows the World Boxing Technical & Competition Rules and features three three-minute rounds with one-minute rest intervals.

Other notable winners in the preliminaries include Sanamacha Chanu of Railways Sports Promotion Board, who displayed complete control in her unanimous decision victory over Manipur's Bindiya Devi Maorem. Last year's silver medallist, Sonia of Uttar Pradesh, made a strong statement in the bantamweight category, overpowering Delhi's Vanshika to advance.

The preliminaries also saw a string of dominant stoppage wins, with Vanshika Singh of Rajasthan storming past Kerala's Dhanya PR with a first-round RSC in Minimumweight. All India Police's Imroz Khan delivered an equally commanding performance, sealing a round-one stoppage victory against Andhra Pradesh's Swapna Jampana.

The nationals will move on to the quarterfinal stage on Monday, with Nitu Ghanghas' bout against Minakshi of All India Police in the Minimumweight category one of the standout ties. Later, defending Featherweight champion Sonia Lather, now competing in Lightweight (57-60kg), will take on Monica in her quest for gold.