Boxers Preeti Pawar and Priya Ghanghas assured India of two more medals at the Commonwealth Games 2026 after winning their respective quarterfinal bouts in Glasgow on Tuesday, July 28. Preeti, the Asian Games bronze medallist, stormed into the semifinals in the Women's 54kg, while Priya moved into the last four in Women's 60kg.
Preeti defeated Northern Ireland's Nicole Clyde in the quarterfinals by a unanimous 5-0 decision with a dominant display. Priya had to battle it out much harder against the local girl Niamh Mitchell in the 69kg category with a 4-1 split decision in her favour.
Preeti punches through, Priya scrapes through
Preeti displayed a dominant performance as she did not give any respite to her opponent. She bagged the first round 5-0 in her favour before keeping the same impression in the second round too. The third round went in her favour unanimously as she won 5-0. Preeti would now face Catherine Mwape in her semifinal bout.
However, Priya, the Asian Championships' gold medallist, had a tricky time against the home favourite Mitchell as she lost the first round 1-4 before staging a comeback in the second one, which she won 4-1 in her favour. The Bhiwani boxer then kept her foot on the pedal and won the third round unanimously to win 4-1 in the end.
Lovlina Borgohain assured India a medal too
Earlier, Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain had also assured India of a boxing medal after receiving a bye in the quarterfinals of the 75kg category. Competing in the women’s 75kg middleweight boxing division, the top-seeded boxer received a direct bye into the semifinals due to a compact five-athlete draw. With only five competitors in the women’s 75kg category, three boxers, including top-seeded Borgohain, received direct byes into the semifinals, while the remaining two face off in a single quarterfinal bout.
Notably, Lovlina will begin her campaign on July 31, when she faces T.K.B.P. Taafaki for a place in the gold medal match. A victory would send the Indian boxer into the final, while defeat would still leave her with the bronze already assured. India have won 10 medals so far with two golds, five silver and three bronze medals.
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