New Delhi, June 4 -- Indian boxers made strong progress in the latest World Boxing Rankings released on Thursday, with Minakshi Hooda, Jaismine Lamboria, Preeti Pawar, Vishvanath Suresh, and Sachin Siwach making big gains.

Minakshi Hooda and Jaismine Lamboria both claimed the world No. 1 ranking in their respective weight categories, according to Olympics.com. While Minakshi retained the top spot in the women's 48kg category after winning gold at the Asian Boxing Championships in March, Jaismine rose to No. 1 in the women's 57kg category following her silver-medal performance at the Asian Championships in Mongolia, overtaking Julia Szeremeta.

The rankings are based on results from major international competitions held between July 2024 ...