Commonwealth Games 2026: Preeti Pawar, Jasmine Lamboria bag gold medals in boxing

Mangalore Today News Network

Glasgow, Aug 1, 2026: Boxer Preeti Pawar punched her way to the gold medal with a dominant 5-0 win against Canada’s Scarlett Delgado in the women’s 54 kg bout at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Saturday.

Pawar got off to a stunning start in the gold-medal match, winning the opening round unanimously with all five judges adjudicating 10-8 in the Indian’s favour.

The 22-year-old started the second round where she left and emerged victorious to give India its first gold medal of the day.

The World No. 3 in the bantamweight division had secured an easy 5-0 unanimous-decision victory against Zambia’s Catherine Mwape in the semifinals.

Moments later, Jasmine Lamboria also won the gold medal in the women’s 57 kg category by beating Michaela Walsh 5-0.

While Lamboria won the first round by a split verdict in a closely fought contest, she dominated the second round and got a unanimous verdict with some hard blows on her opponents.