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Boxing in Commonwealth Games 2022: Schedule, rules, scoring system and Indians in action

Boxing has featured in every edition of the Commonwealth Games, ever since the inaugural event in 1930. In case a boxer knocks his/her opponent down on the floor with legal punches, resulting in the latter being unable to get up within 10 counts, he/she is declared winner by KO. Categories Men Women Flyweight Minimumweight Bantamweight Light Flyweight Featherweight Featherweight Light Welterweight Lightweight Welterweight Light Middleweight Light Middleweight Middleweight Middleweight Light Heavyweight Heavyweight Super Heavyweight Indian boxers in action India has sent a 12-member boxing team to the Commonwealth Games, which includes four women and eight men and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, who will be in action in the Light Middleweight category. Men Women Amit Panghal Nitu Ghangas Mohammed Hussamuddin Nikhat Zareen Shiva Thapa Jaismine Lamboria Rohit Tokas Lovlina Borgohain Sumit Kundu Ashish Kumar Sangeet Sagar Ahlawat At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the Indian boxing contingent won nine medals, including three gold three silver and three bronze. India has an overall medal haul of 37 in boxing at the Commonwealth Games, which includes eight gold medals, 12 silver and 17 bronze.

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