Taiwan’s Huang Hsiao-wen Advances to Finals of World Boxing Championships

Liverpool: Taiwanese Olympic medalist Huang Hsiao-wen scored a 5-0 victory against South Korean Im Aeji in the semifinals of the women's 54-kilogram competition at the 2025 World Boxing Championships in England on Saturday. With that win, Huang has advanced to the finals, where she will square off against Yoseline Perez of the United States at noon in Liverpool on Sunday. According to Focus Taiwan, Huang previously won a bronze medal in the flyweight competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 2025 World Boxing Championships mark the inaugural edition under World Boxing, the new international body for Olympic-style boxing, which has been provisionally recognized by the International Olympic Committee. The event features more than 540 athletes from 66 national federations competing.