India’s boxing brigade dominated proceedings on Friday at the Boxam Elite 2026 in La Nucia, Spain, assuring 19 medals with Neetu and Preeti punching tickets to semifinals alongside a sparkling show from Jadumani Singh.
Neetu (51kg) exhibited clinical precision, handing Canada’s Mackenzie Wright a 5:0 drubbing to reach the last four. Preeti (54kg) applied suffocating pressure on Spain’s Maria Gonzalez, wrapping up the bout midway through the third.
In men’s elite action, Jadumani Singh (55kg) upheld his form with a 5:0 masterclass against Chinese Taipei’s Peng Chia-feng. With Santiago Nieva at the helm, women have 12 medals in the bag, men seven – all pre-semifinals.
The wins kept coming: Poonam (54kg) whitewashed Thailand’s Natnicha Chongprongklang 5:0; Priya (60kg) and Pranjal (65kg) secured consensus verdicts over Spain’s Laura Galano and Czechia’s Victoria Jilkova; Kajal (65kg) triumphed 4:1 in a thriller versus Kazakhstan’s Akbar Ichshanova.
Mohammad Husamuddin (60kg) cruised past Ukraine’s Ali Dahli unanimously; Sachin (60kg) eked out 3:2 against Ader Abduraimov; Akash (75kg) muscled a 4:1 win over Spain’s Jose Luis Canero.
Heartbreaks struck as Pawan Bartwal dropped a 2:3 squeaker to England’s Ellis Trobridge and Avinash Jamwal fell to Ukraine’s Elvin Aliyev. Nevertheless, 19 guaranteed medals position India as a formidable contender on the world stage.