Greater Noida, Nov. 21 -- Reigning world champion Jaismine Lamboriya (57kg) and double world champion Nikhat Zareen (51kg) shone the brightest under the dazzling psychedelics as India, egged on by a vociferous home support, ended the World Boxing Cup Final with 20 medals (9 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze) with women pocketing seven gold medals here on Thursday. Among men, Sachin Siwach (60kg) and Hitesh Gulia (70kg) finished on top with Jadumani Singh (50kg), Pawan Bartwal (55kg), Abhinash Jamwal (65kg), Ankush (80kg), and Narender (90+kg) going down in the final. India had made 15 of the 20 possible finals, eight among women and seven among men, and the result comes as a shot in the arm for elite boxers who had endured a forgettable last year following a medalless run at the Paris Olympics. India's success, expectedly, was driven by women boxers. While Minakshi Hooda (48kg),Jaismine, and Nupur Sheoran (80+kg) built on their memorable year, Nikhat had a reputation to defend. India's ace pugilist had barely competed at home, exited World Championships at the quarter-finals stage, and was up against Chinese Taipei's 20-year-old Guo Yi Xuan who had nothing to lose. But once the bout began, Nikhat bossed the competition from start to finish to secure a 5-0 win. Nikhat also ended her 32-month wait for an international gold - her last win came at the 2023 World Championships at home. "My last win was also at home, so it's a bit of a flashback. I manifested this result, and I achieved it," she said. "It's good to finally win a gold medal after such a long wait," she added. After a short trip at home in Hyderabad following an underwhelming Worlds, Nikhat went back to training at NIS Patiala where she sparred with boxers from a variety of weight ranges. For Jaismine, WBC Final was the culmination of a great year that has seen her win gold medals at the World Boxing Cup Stage II and World Championships. The 24-year-old defeated Hangzhou Asian Games and Paris Olympics bronze medallist Wu Shih Yi of Chinese Taipei with a split verdict (4-1). "We had just about a month to prepare for this tournament after the World Championships and I worked on my physical strength," she said. World Championships silver medallist Nupur also carried her form into a final that could have gone either way. Up against Uzbekistan's Oltinoy Sotimboeva in a rematch of the Worlds quarter-final (which Nupur had won 4-1), the Indian was tested in the first two rounds before impressing the judges enough to turn the eventual decision in her favour (3-2). Preeti Pawar, Parveen Hooda, Arundhati Choudhary and Minakshi also took the gold....