Boxing and wrestling: The 'power' play over the years
4 years, 11 months ago

Boxing and wrestling: The 'power' play over the years

The Hindu  

In 2010, for the first time, India approached major multi-discipline events, such as the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games, with an Olympic and World championships medallist boxer in its ranks. Vijender Singh’s bronze medals in 75 kg in the 2008 Olympics and the 2009 World championships raised the profile of Indian boxing manifold and made the boxers from the country a confident lot. Year 2019 was a watershed one as in the men’s competition the Indian boxers made history by taking two medals in one edition of the World championships, which is very tough in terms of competition. Major events: Olympics, World championships in boxing and wrestling, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Asian championships

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Lakshya Chahar leads Services’ Charge on Day 3 of Elite Men’s National Boxing Championship
6 days, 3 hours ago

Lakshya Chahar leads Services’ Charge on Day 3 of Elite Men’s National Boxing Championship

The Hindu  

Lakshya Chahar continued his impressive performance for Services Sports Control Board, at the 8th Elite Men’s National Boxing Championship, reinforcing his unit’s bid to retain the title. Chahar, who represented India at the Asian Games, World Championship and the Asian Championship twice, beat Railways’ Sahil with a unanimous vote in the Light Heavyweight category to advance to the next round. …

India to host World Boxing Cup Final in November 2025
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

India set to host World Boxing Final in November 2025
4 weeks, 2 days 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?
7 months, 2 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
7 months, 2 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 …

Boxing needs push to secure Olympic berths
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Boxing needs push to secure Olympic berths

New Indian Express  

Boxers are known to get knocked down and then stagger up on their feet. Somehow, that spirit seems to be missing in Indian boxing, especially in the men’s sport, at the moment. If the sport was riding a wave thanks to the lofty heights scaled by Olympic and world championship medallists Vijender Singh and Mary Kom, it’s almost at a …

Indian boxing in 2024: Searching for the Punchline in Paris Olympics
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian boxing in 2024: Searching for the Punchline in Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

In a productive 2023 calendar, Indian women boxers, who secured four world titles, four Asian Games medals, and four Olympic quota places, fared better than their male counterparts and held promise in the Olympic year. Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain reaffirmed her dominance in the heavier 75kg weight class by adding the World Championships gold to her Asian Championships …

Asian Games, Boxing full schedule: Dates, timings, men’s and women’s squads
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games, Boxing full schedule: Dates, timings, men’s and women’s squads

The Hindu  

Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen, Jaismine Lamboria, Shiva Thapa, and Lakshya Chahar among others will be in action in the Asian Games 2023 Boxing event, which will start on September 24 and continue till October 5. There are a total of 13 weight categories across men’s and women’s competitions. Women: 50 kg, 54 kg, 60 kg, 57 kg, 66 kg, and …

Asian Games: Indian wrestling seeks a reset in Hangzhou
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Indian wrestling seeks a reset in Hangzhou

Hindustan Times  

Even by its volatile standards, Indian wrestling is enduring a tumultuous phase. Resigned nods and sly smirks are how Indian wrestlers and officials — those in the Indian Olympic Association ’s ad-hoc committee running the sport or officials of the erstwhile Wrestling Federation of India — react each time the present and future of Indian wrestling is brought up. The …

Indian sports news wrap, September 4
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, September 4

The Hindu  

BOXING Asian Games 2023: Indian boxing contingent to attend 17-day camp ahead of Asiad The Indian boxing Contingent for the Asian Games left for Wuyishan city, China on Sunday for a 17 day long International boxing training camp ahead of the Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China. Indian Squad for the Asian Games 2023: Men: Deepak, Sachin, Shiva Thapa, Nishant …

World Boxing Championships: No time for Indian boxers to rest on their laurels
1 year, 7 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 …

National Boxing Championships: Elite boxers keen to prove mettle as Asian Games beckon
2 years ago

National Boxing Championships: Elite boxers keen to prove mettle as Asian Games beckon

The Hindu  

The prospect of World Championships medallists Shiva Thapa and Manish Kaushik renewing their rivalry will be one of the most eagerly awaited moments in the National boxing championships, starting at the Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University here from Saturday. Shiva, who made a record by securing his sixth Asian championships medal in Amman in November last, has recovered from …

Indian Boxers Need to Punch above Their Weight to Bring Home Medals from Paris
2 years, 5 months ago

Indian Boxers Need to Punch above Their Weight to Bring Home Medals from Paris

News 18  

Indian boxers had a fine campaign at the CWG 2022 as they finished second in the boxing medal tally with three gold, one silver and three bronze. Speaking to IANS, a boxing coach on condition of anonymity said that the boxers will have to work really hard if they want to achieve a medal in the Paris Olympics. A quick …

IBC mulls increased 'regional cooperation' for Pro Boxing
2 years, 7 months ago

IBC mulls increased 'regional cooperation' for Pro Boxing

The Hindu  

The Indian Boxing Council has started working with boxing bodies in neighbouring countries like Bangladesh and Nepal with an aim to set up 'regional cooperation' in Pro Boxing. The Bangladesh Boxing Foundation successfully conducted their first ever International Pro Boxing event at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka on Thursday. The event, conducted under IBC's supervision, titled "Xcel …

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 …

Sushil's Fall From Grace, Olympics Salvaged, Emergence of Anshu: Indian Wrestling's 2021
3 years ago

Sushil's Fall From Grace, Olympics Salvaged, Emergence of Anshu: Indian Wrestling's 2021

News 18  

Sushil Kumar’s sensational fall from grace was a body blow to Indian wrestling’s reputation but the breathtaking rise of Ravi Dahiya at the Olympics along with Bajrang Punia’s expected success at the Tokyo Games prevented the sport from falling into a dark abyss in the year 2021. If it brought mental trauma for Vinesh Phogat, whose Olympic dream lay shattered …

Four Indians enter semi-finals of Asian Youth boxing championships
3 years, 4 months ago

Four Indians enter semi-finals of Asian Youth boxing championships

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Four Indian boxers entered the semifinals of the Asian Youth boxing championships being held in Dubai after a day of mixed results for the country. However, Victor Saikhom Singh lost to Kyrgyzstan’s Derbek Tilvaldiev 2-3, while Vijay Singh was beaten 0-3 by Tajikistan’s Morodov Abubakr. India’s assured medal tally stood at over 20 on the day of draws …

India Assured of Seven Medals at Asian Boxing Championships Even Before Competition Begins
3 years, 7 months ago

India Assured of Seven Medals at Asian Boxing Championships Even Before Competition Begins

News 18  

A crucial test of preparations for Olympic-bound boxers, the Asian Championships get underway here on Monday with India already assured of podium finishes after seven women boxers entered the semifinals due to small size of their respective draws. Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom, seeded top in her category, defending champion Pooja Rani, Anupama, Saweety, Lovlina Borgohain, Lalbuatsaihi, and …

Asian Boxing Championship Shifted from New Delhi to Dubai
3 years, 8 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, 8 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 …

LZ Promotions' 'India Unleashed' fight night set to mark new chapter in Indian professional boxing
3 years, 10 months ago

LZ Promotions' 'India Unleashed' fight night set to mark new chapter in Indian professional boxing

Firstpost  

The event, organised by US-based LZ Promotion and sanctioned by the Indian Boxing Council, will have 10 fight cards in its lineup Professional boxing is set to start a new chapter in the country with the ‘India Unleashed’ event that is set to take place in Jalandhar on 1 May. The event, organised by US-based LZ Promotion and sanctioned by …

Asian Boxing Championship in India postponed to 2021 -Sportstar
4 years, 4 months ago

Asian Boxing Championship in India postponed to 2021 -Sportstar

The Hindu  

The Asian Boxing Championships, 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 sadi on Tuesday. The decision was taken at the Asian Boxing Confederation’s Executive Committee meeting held online on Monday. India last hosted the men’s Asian …

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 …

BFI: Latest world rankings of boxers is a boost
4 years, 6 months ago

BFI: Latest world rankings of boxers is a boost

The Hindu  

Amid the disappointment of the lockdown due to COVID-19 outbreak, the Boxing Federation of India feels the latest world rankings of Indian boxers will boost their morale ahead of the resumption of the national camp. As many as 12 Indian boxers in different weight categories have placed inside the top 10 of the latest rankings issued by the International Boxing …

India to host Asian Boxing Championship in November-December this year, BFI confident of seeing off COVID-19 storm
4 years, 9 months ago

India to host Asian Boxing Championship in November-December this year, BFI confident of seeing off COVID-19 storm

Firstpost  

‘We were awarded the hosting rights in February after a meeting of the Asian Boxing Confederation. The tournament will be held in November-December and the host city will be finalised after things normalise,’ BFI’s Executive Director RK Sachetisaid. New Delhi: India will host the Asian Boxing Championships for men and women in November-December this year, the national federation revealed on …

India to host Asian Boxing Championship in Nov-Dec this year
4 years, 9 months ago

India to host Asian Boxing Championship in Nov-Dec this year

The Hindu  

India will host the Asian Boxing Championships for men and women in November-December this year, the national federation revealed on Monday, expressing confidence that the COVID-19 pandemic will be well and truly under control by that time. India last hosted the men’s Asian meet back in 1980 in Mumbai, while it conducted the women’s event in 2003 in Hisar. The …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Boxing Federation of India begins online programs for Olympic-bound boxers
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Boxing Federation of India begins online programs for Olympic-bound boxers

Firstpost  

In a conference call with these boxers on Sunday, Boxing Federation of India President Ajay Singh took stock of their preparations amid a national lockdown till 14 April to fight the pandemic. Their training halted by the coronavirus-forced national lockdown, India’s Olympic-bound boxers will be provided online classes by their coaches from Monday to ensure that aspects such as mental …

Asian boxing qualifier shifted to March
4 years, 11 months ago

Asian boxing qualifier shifted to March

The Hindu  

The Boxing Task Force and the Chinese Olympic Committee on Thursday jointly decided to cancel the Asia/Oceania Olympic boxing qualifying event, which was scheduled to be held in Wuhan from February 3 to 14, due to coronavirus outbreak. "In the best interest of athletes and officials -- after careful consultations -- the BTF and COC jointly decided to cancel the …

Amit Panghal on lessons from World Boxing Championships final's loss, scouting competitors in new weight class
5 years, 2 months ago

Amit Panghal on lessons from World Boxing Championships final's loss, scouting competitors in new weight class

Firstpost  

This year, Panghal has won gold at the Asian Championships, the top prize at Europe’s oldest amateur boxing tournament, the Strandzha Cup, to go with his historic silver at the World Championships. He may have become the first Indian male boxer to win a silver medal at the World Championships, but for the flyweight pugilist Amit Panghal, life isn’t a …

World Boxing Championships 2019: Amit Panghal becomes first Indian to enter mega event finals; Manish Kaushik secures bronze
5 years, 3 months ago

World Boxing Championships 2019: Amit Panghal becomes first Indian to enter mega event finals; Manish Kaushik secures bronze

Firstpost  

Panghal will take on Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov on Saturday. Ekaterinburg : Asian champion Amit Panghal on Friday became the first Indian to enter the finals of the World Men’s Boxing Championship while Manish Kaushik signed off with a bronze medal after going down in the semifinals here. But Commonwealth Games silver-winner Kaushik, competing in his debut world championship, lost 0-5 …

World Boxing Championships: Amit Panghal becomes first Indian to enter finals
5 years, 3 months ago

World Boxing Championships: Amit Panghal becomes first Indian to enter finals

The Hindu  

Asian champion Amit Panghal on Friday became the first Indian to enter the finals of the World Men’s Boxing Championship while Manish Kaushik signed off with a bronze medal after going down in the semifinals in Ekaterinburg. But Commonwealth Games silver-winner Kaushik, competing in his debut world championship, lost 0-5 to top-seeded Cuban Andy Gomez Cruz, a gold-medallist from the …

Indian Boxing League: Mary Kom, Amit Panghal to grace the league
5 years, 5 months ago

Indian Boxing League: Mary Kom, Amit Panghal to grace the league

The Hindu  

Leading Indian boxers — M.C. Mary Kom, Amit Panghal and Gaurav Bidhuri along with 50 top foreign boxers will be seen in action in the inaugural amateur boxing league, Big Bout – Indian Boxing League, to be held at three venues from October 20 to November 9. With five bouts across different weight categories between two teams each day, there …

Amir credits India’s system for rise in boxing, singles out Bidhuri for Olympic glory
5 years, 5 months ago

Amir credits India’s system for rise in boxing, singles out Bidhuri for Olympic glory

The Hindu  

Former Olympic medallist and professional boxing star Amir Khan feels India has a robust system in place to keep producing good boxers for the world stage and singled out 2017 World Championship bronze-winner Gaurav Bidhuri for Olympic glory at the 2020 Tokyo Games. “In India, all fighters get an opportunity to fight in international tournaments, they are funded and they …

Amir Khan says India's system gives opportunities to all boxers, singles out Gaurav Bidhuri for Olympic glory at Tokyo 2020
5 years, 6 months ago

Amir Khan says India's system gives opportunities to all boxers, singles out Gaurav Bidhuri for Olympic glory at Tokyo 2020

Firstpost  

32-year-old Amir Khan, who clinched the WBC international welterweight title during a Super Boxing League bout in Jeddah last week, believes India have the wherewithal to produce champions New Delhi: Former Olympic medallist and professional star Amir Khan feels India has a robust system in place to keep producing good boxers for the world stage and singled out 2017 World …

India Open Boxing 2019: Mary Kom excited to make debut at home, says event a chance to test herself before World Championships
5 years, 8 months ago

India Open Boxing 2019: Mary Kom excited to make debut at home, says event a chance to test herself before World Championships

Firstpost  

After her stunning performance at the Asian Championships, where Mary Kom became the first Indian to win a gold in 81kg, Pooja Rani has gone back to her original weight category of 75kg. London Olympic bronze medallist Mary Kom will make her competitive debut at home in 51kg in the second edition of the India Open boxing tournament, to be …

Boxing Federation of India plans all-out approach for Olympics
5 years, 8 months ago

Boxing Federation of India plans all-out approach for Olympics

The Hindu  

These are good times for boxers. The Boxing Federation of India president Ajay Singh said the boxers would get all help possible to be well prepared for the Olympics at a felicitation function here on Tuesday. READ: Hasanboy Dusmatov intimidated by me, says Amit Panghal Among the prominent winners were Asian Games champion Amit Panghal, who defeated Olympic gold and …

Asian Boxing Championships: Amit Panghal and Kavinder Bisht's wins a bit of history, says high performance director Santiago Nieva
5 years, 8 months ago

Asian Boxing Championships: Amit Panghal and Kavinder Bisht's wins a bit of history, says high performance director Santiago Nieva

The Hindu  

Indian boxers beating a reigning Olympic champion and World champion on the same day at an elite event is rare. Following Amit Panghal and Kavinder Singh Bisht’s upset wins over Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov and World champion Kairat Yeraliyev, respectively, to book semifinal berths at the Asian championships in Bangkok on Monday, India's chief performance director Santiago Nieva said, “We …

Indian Wrestling in 2018: Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat emerge as new superstars
6 years ago

Indian Wrestling in 2018: Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat emerge as new superstars

The Hindu  

Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat attained superstardom with historic medals but two other history-makers found themselves grappling for relevance in a year during which Indian wrestling moved towards a hitherto unexplored contracts system. The year 2019 -- in which the World Championship will be a chance to book Olympic quota berths -- will determine if the two grapplers remain relevant …

Wrestling Federation of India: Wrestlers Sushil, Sakshi promoted to Grade A contracts
6 years, 1 month ago

Wrestling Federation of India: Wrestlers Sushil, Sakshi promoted to Grade A contracts

The Hindu  

The contracts of Sakshi Malik and Sushil Kumar, two Olympic medal winners in wrestling for India, were upgraded from B to A category by the Wrestling Federation of India, as part of the Elite Wrestlers Development programme, launched with support from federation sponsor Tata Motors. The two join three others identified for central contracts worth ₹30 lakh per head in …

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