Greater Noida, Nov. 20 -- Hosts India continued their dominant run at the ongoing World Boxing Cup Final at Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex here, winning six of the nine semi-finals across men's and women's divisions on the penultimate day of the competition to set the stage for a goldrush on the final day. Four men made the final round on Wednesday while two women - two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen (51kg) and reigning 57kg world champion Jaismine Lamboriya - advanced to their respective gold medal matches. India's three losses came through Neeraj Phogat (women's 65kg), Jugnoo Ahlawat (men's 85kg), and Sumit (men's 75kg) each of who secured a bronze after losing in semis. The results of the semi-finals mean eight of the 10 women and seven of the 10 men will end their season with either a gold or silver. Leading the Indian charge was pre-tournament favourite Nikhat who won a scrappy bout against 2022 youth world champion from Uzbekistan, Ganieva Gulsevar. Having received a first-round bye, Nikhat was coming off a quarter-final loss at the World Championships in September. Her performance was far from flawless as she struggled to land clean punches and could seldom eke out space for her combinations to flow. However, she did well to impose herself and was not shy of appearing messy in the process. She clinched and grappled more than she punched, and on more than one occasion, she almost pushed Gulsevar out of the ring. The Uzbek had no answer to the rough tactics. She jabbed more in hope than conviction, lacked anticipation and was found wanting in defence. A 5-0 verdict was a fair reflection of the imperfect bout. Nikhat last won an international medal 21 months back when she claimed a silver medal at the 2024 Strandja Memorial in Bulgaria. Her last international gold came 32 months back at the 2023 World Championships at home. If Nikhat showed signs of rust, Jadumani Singh Mandengbam glided across the ring with exemplary ease to make quickwork of his opponent Izaz Omer in what was easily the most entertaining bout of the day. The 21-year-old from Manipur's Iroishemba was showmanship personified in his 50kg semi-final, teasing and taunting Omer before humbling him with a unanimous decision. The Neymar fan toyed with the 20-year-old Aussie - a bronze medallist at the Astana World Cup - often enticing him into wild swings before comfortably ducking and weaving and unleashing a combination of his own....