MEGHA Sheokand outclassed Meerim Chynybekova of Kyrgyzstan to reach final of the women’s 80kg category in the 2026 World Boxing U-19 Championships in Budva, Montenegro, on Sunday. Megha dominated the opening round and her opponent received the count thrice in the second round before referee stopped the bout. She will now face Ekaterina Frolova in the gold medal bout.

 

However, Prachi Tokas will come home with a bronze medal after she lost the women’s 80+kg category after losing her semi-final 1-4 against Samira Itonieva of Russia. ita assured India’s fourth medal with a clinical 5-0 win over Ireland’s Grace Bailey in women’s 65kg. However, it was the end of the road for Asian U-19 champion Prachi as she lost her women’s 57kg quarter-final against China’s Yaruo Zheng.