India, Nov. 17 -- India are having a scintillating run at the World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 and the impressive run continued on Day 2 with Pawan Bartwal (55kg) and Hitesh Gulia (70kg) delivering two of the tournament's biggest surprises. Pawan stunned World Boxing Cup Brazil gold medalist Altynbek Nursultan, and Hitesh edged past two-time Olympian, 2022 Asian Games gold medalist, and top seed Sewon Okazawa in a gripping split-decision bout. Their victories, when combined with Sumit's (75kg), Naveen's (90kg), and Jadumani Singh's (50kg) victories, ensured that India completed a perfect medal sweep across both sessions.

Pawan's story is pretty impressive as he began boxing in the 2010s, swiftly rising through the ranks. The Services boxer d...