India to host World Boxing Cup Final in November 2025
6 days, 1 hour ago

India to host World Boxing Cup Final in November 2025

The Hindu  

India was on Tuesday awarded the hosting rights for the World Boxing Cup Final 2025, the Boxing Federation of India announced. The ranking tournament, scheduled to be held in November next year, will mark the culmination of three World Boxing Cups held earlier in 2025. READ: Israel Vazquez, the three-time world boxing champion from Mexico, dies at 46 Simultaneously, the World Boxing Congress 2025, also set to be held in India, will host stakeholders, officials, and dignitaries from the global boxing community. BFI president Mr. Ajay Singh said: “It is a proud moment for India to be recognised by World Boxing for hosting such prestigious events.

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India set to host World Boxing Final in November 2025
6 days, 15 hours ago

India set to host World Boxing Final in November 2025

India Today  

India is set to host the prestigious World Boxing Cup Final in November 2025, cementing its support for the breakaway World Boxing organisation. He added, “We are honoured to contribute to the sport's legacy and look forward to welcoming the global boxing community to India in 2025.” The exact dates for the tournament will be confirmed in January, but it …

Explained: Why did India break away from International Boxing Association and join World Boxing?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Explained: Why did India break away from International Boxing Association and join World Boxing?

The Hindu  

India on Friday became the 29th country to become a member of World Boxing, a breakaway governing body which seeks to be the International Olympic Committee’s preferred partner to run boxing tournaments at the Los Angeles Games in 2028 over the International Boxing Association. BREAKING 🚨 Beginning of new era in boxing 🥊 BFI has agreed to become a member …

India Parts ways with IBA, Joins World Boxing
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India Parts ways with IBA, Joins World Boxing

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Boxing Federation of India on Friday parted ways with the suspended IBA and joined the breakaway World Boxing in a bid to counter the threat to the sport's Olympic future. The move comes months after the International Olympic Committee reiterated its threat to leave boxing out of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics if national federations continued to …

IOC sets deadline of ‘early 2025’ to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner
8 months, 2 weeks ago

IOC sets deadline of ‘early 2025’ to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday said it needs to find a suitable new international boxing body by early next year or else risk boxing dropping out of the Olympics for the Los Angeles Games in 2028. To keep boxing on the Olympic program, the IOC needs a recognized and reliable International Federation as a partner, as with all the …

IOC sets deadline of ‘early 2025' to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner
8 months, 2 weeks ago

IOC sets deadline of ‘early 2025' to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday said it needs to find a suitable new international boxing body by early next year or else risk boxing dropping out of the Olympics for the Los Angeles Games in 2028. To keep boxing on the Olympic program, the IOC needs a recognized and reliable International Federation as a partner, as …

Boxing Federation of India Parts Ways With High-Performance Director Bernard Dunne
9 months ago

Boxing Federation of India Parts Ways With High-Performance Director Bernard Dunne

News 18  

Boxing Federation of India on Monday announced that it has parted ways with High-Performance Director Bernard Dunne, adding that the Indian team will continue to train under foreign coach Dmitrij Dmitruk. Dunne, a former Irish professional boxer who was appointed as the HPD in October 2022, had sent in his resignation after the Indian team’s dismal performance at this month’s …

BFI announces 11-member boxing squad for Mustafa Hajrulahovic Memorial Tournament
1 year, 3 months ago

BFI announces 11-member boxing squad for Mustafa Hajrulahovic Memorial Tournament

The Hindu  

The Boxing Federation of India announced an 11-member Indian squad comprising six men and five women boxers for the 21st Mustafa Hajrulahovic Memorial tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Indian women’s squad is led by 2019 World Championships silver medalist Manju Rani along with Youth World Champions Jyoti and Shashi Chopra. Asian Games 2023: Indian boxing squad to train …

World Boxing Championships: No time for Indian boxers to rest on their laurels
1 year, 6 months ago

World Boxing Championships: No time for Indian boxers to rest on their laurels

The Hindu  

Once he landed in New Delhi, back from the IBA men’s boxing World Championships in Uzbekistan, Indian boxer Deepak Bhoria was counting down the hours to when he could make the journey back home to Hisar, Haryana. Only seven Indian men had won medals at the World Championships and the team that went to Uzbekistan minted another three in Deepak …

IBA Men’s Boxing World Championships 2023: Live streaming info, when and where to watch Shiva Thapa, Mohammad Hussamuddin in action
1 year, 7 months ago

IBA Men’s Boxing World Championships 2023: Live streaming info, when and where to watch Shiva Thapa, Mohammad Hussamuddin in action

The Hindu  

IBA Men’s Boxing World Championships 2023 gets underway here on Monday. IBA Men’s Boxing World Championships 2023 streaming info: When will the IBA Men’s Boxing World Championships be held? The IBA Men’s Boxing World Championships will be held in Tashkent from May 1-13. The preliminary and quarterfinal bouts of the IBA Men’s Boxing World Championships will be held in two …

Women's World Boxing Championships 2023: IBA President Kremlev Calls India 'Capital of Women's Boxing'
1 year, 9 months ago

Women's World Boxing Championships 2023: IBA President Kremlev Calls India 'Capital of Women's Boxing'

News 18  

The International Boxing Association President Umar Kremlev on Tuesday termed India as the capital of women’s boxing as the country is all set for the biggest boxing event with the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023, kickstarting on Wednesday at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Sports Complex. Generally, 250 to 260 boxers compete in such championships but this year it’s a …

Indians confident of dominating Women’s World Boxing Championship
1 year, 9 months ago

Indians confident of dominating Women’s World Boxing Championship

The Hindu  

The Indian boxers exuded confidence about their preparation and expressed keen desire to dominate the Women’s World Boxing championship at a press conference here on Friday. In the presence of the Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and the Boxing Federation of India president, Ajay Singh, it was not just world champion Nikhat Zareen or Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain who were …

India to host women's World Boxing Championship next year: BFI
2 years, 1 month ago

India to host women's World Boxing Championship next year: BFI

The Hindu  

India will host the women's world boxing championships in 2023 in New Delhi, two years after the country was stripped of the hosting rights of men's event for not paying the requisite fee to the global governing body. "We have got the hosting rights of women's world championship and are looking to host the event around the end of March …

India to host women’s World Boxing Championships next year - BFI
2 years, 1 month ago

India to host women’s World Boxing Championships next year - BFI

The Hindu  

The gold medallists will be awarded $100,000 in the next Women’s World Boxing championship to be staged here in the Capital next year. The reigning World Champion Nikhat Zareen was also present and said that she was “super excited” about the chance to defend her title at home. A tournament of this stature helps empower women in India, giving them …

India to Host Women's World Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi: BFI
2 years, 1 month ago

India to Host Women's World Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi: BFI

News 18  

India will host the women’s world boxing championships in 2023 in New Delhi, two years after the country was stripped of the hosting rights of men’s event for not paying the requisite fee to the global governing body. India has never conducted the men’s world championship but it will be the third time that the elite women’s competition will be …

BFI Set to Invite Asian Powerhouses to Develop Next Gen Boxers, Felicitates Asian Youth & Junior Championships Medallists
2 years, 9 months ago

BFI Set to Invite Asian Powerhouses to Develop Next Gen Boxers, Felicitates Asian Youth & Junior Championships Medallists

News 18  

The Boxing Federation of India on Wednesday announced that they will be inviting Asian powerhouse countries such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to India to train and play tournaments with Indian youth and junior boxers. The announcement was made here during the BFI’s felicitation event of the medal winners from the recently concluded 2022 ASBC Asian Youth and Junior Boxing Championships …

National Women's Boxing Championships: Emergence of new talent
3 years, 1 month ago

National Women's Boxing Championships: Emergence of new talent

The Hindu  

In the absence of Olympic medallists, Lovlina Borgohain and M. C. Mary Kom, the National women’s championships at the St. Joseph’s International School in Hisar witnessed the emergence of several talented boxers who might go on to become the future stars of Indian boxing. READ: AIBA women's world boxing set to be postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic If boxing manages …

Boxing Federation of India seeks three-month extension for foreign coaches
3 years, 3 months ago

Boxing Federation of India seeks three-month extension for foreign coaches

The Hindu  

The Boxing Federation of India has sought a three-month extension for its foreign coaches, whose contracts were expiring this month, saying a review will be done after the World Championships for men and women later this year. Indian boxing has two foreign recruits in men's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva of Sweden and his women's team counterpart Rafaelle Bergamasco from …

Some New Faces Likely at World Championship, Boxing Nationals to Provide Options: Santiago Nieva
3 years, 3 months ago

Some New Faces Likely at World Championship, Boxing Nationals to Provide Options: Santiago Nieva

News 18  

The Indian men’s boxing team for the world championship would be picked on the basis of performances in next month’s Nationals, High Performance Director Santiago Nieva told PTI, conceding that there is very little time in hand to go for elaborate trials. Nieva, who is currently on a break, spoke to PTI from his home base in Sweden and touched …

India's youth boxers raise 2024 Olympics hopes with world championship glory
3 years, 7 months ago

India's youth boxers raise 2024 Olympics hopes with world championship glory

The Hindu  

India’s best-ever showing of 11 medals in the World youth boxing championship in Kielce, Poland, has ignited the hopes of the new-age boxers bringing laurels to the country at the 2024 Olympics. The women boxers bagged an unprecedented seven gold medals while the men claimed four medals, including a gold and three bronze, in the event to improve upon India’s …

Asian Boxing Championship Shifted from New Delhi to Dubai
3 years, 7 months ago

Asian Boxing Championship Shifted from New Delhi to Dubai

News 18  

The 2021 Asian Boxing Championship, originally scheduled to be held in New Delhi in May, has been shifted to Dubai, the Boxing Federation of India said in a statement on Wednesday. The decision was made due to travel restrictions that several participating nations have announced to India due to the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases in the country. “In the …

Asian Boxing Championship moved from Delhi to Dubai due to COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Asian Boxing Championship moved from Delhi to Dubai due to COVID-19

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Asian Boxing Championship which was scheduled to be held in New Delhi next month was on Wednesday moved to Dubai because of the deepening COVID-19 crisis in India but the national federation will remain a co-host along with its UAE counterpart. The tournament was to be held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium from 21 to 31 …

India to Host First Ever World Boxing Council India Championship on May 1
3 years, 8 months ago

India to Host First Ever World Boxing Council India Championship on May 1

News 18  

In what is being billed as a game-changer for professional boxing in the country, the World Boxing Council has endorsed the Indian Championship fight between Chandni Mehra and Suman Kumari on May 1 in Jalandhar. The fight for the Lightweight 140lb belt is scheduled to take place as part of the LZ Promotions India Unleashed-Fight Night — the country’s first …

Boxing Federation of India to hold elections on December 18
4 years ago

Boxing Federation of India to hold elections on December 18

The Hindu  

The Boxing Federation of India will hold its elections on December 18 after the process was delayed for the past three months because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The BFI is currently led by Ajay Singh, the owner of airline company SpiceJet, who took charge in 2016 following elections conducted under the supervision of the International Boxing Association. Ashish Shelar, a …

Coronavirus outbreak: Asian Boxing Championship in India postponed by a year to 2021
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Asian Boxing Championship in India postponed by a year to 2021

Firstpost  

The 2020 Asian Boxing Championship was to be held in India in November-December New Delhi: The Asian Boxing Championship, which was to be held in India in November-December, has been postponed to next year owing to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the national federation’s Secretary General Jay Kowli told PTI on Tuesday. The decision was taken at the …

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