Megha Sheokand assures India of second medal at World Boxing U-19 Championships

Hyderabad: Megha Sheokand became the second Indian to be assured of a medal at the ongoing 2026 World Boxing U-19 Championships in Budva, Montenegro, on Friday after she defeated Turkey’s Melisa Eroglu 5-0 to reach the women’s 80kg semifinals.

Prachi Tokas had assured India of its first medal in the women’s 80+kg category.

Asian U-19 champion Prachi also kept her medal hopes alive as she registered a dominant win over Alie Chartier of Canada.

Prachi dominated both rounds against Chartier, who received one count in the first and two in the second before the Indian was awarded the bout by RSC.

Earlier, Himanshi went down 1-4 against Ireland’s Ellen Joyce in the women’s 48kg pre-quarterfinals.

On Thursday night, Anshika’s challenge in the women’s 75kg category ended in the pre-quarterfinals after she lost by RSC to China’s Shengjie Gong.