India's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva says country's pugilists will benefit from competing on professional circuit
5 years ago

India's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva says country's pugilists will benefit from competing on professional circuit

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As the Indian high-performance director, Santiago was aware of the gap that remains between his wards and the best boxers in the world, from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan The final of the Big Bout Indian Boxing League between Punjab Panthers and Gujarat Giants, at the Indira Gandhi International Stadium in Delhi, was an enticing affair. We do need to work on that still to help him win from those tough situations.” This year, India returned from the men’s World Boxing Championships in Ekaterinburg, Russia with its best-ever tally of two medals — Manish Kaushik won bronze in the 63 kg category, to go with Amit Panghal’s historic silver. So, three rounds in amateur boxing aren’t too difficult for them.” “Moreover, you only compete four times in a year as a professional boxer so it won’t be difficult in terms of workload. Hopefully, next year, even before the Olympics come around, we will see Indian boxers competing in the amateur and professional circuit simultaneously.” With the entire Indian sporting contingent readying for the Tokyo Olympics next year, the conversation inevitably veered off to the mega-event.

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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 …

Indians confident of dominating Women’s World Boxing Championship
1 year, 10 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 …

High performance director Dunne warns Indian boxers against competing in too many events, wants fewer selection trials
2 years ago

High performance director Dunne warns Indian boxers against competing in too many events, wants fewer selection trials

The Hindu  

Bernard Dunne, the high performance director of Indian boxing, feels top boxers of the country should find some time to develop their game instead of mindlessly competing in one event after another. Personally, Dunne does not want selection trials prior to every competition. “It needs to be fully agreed with the Boxing Federation of India but my opinion is if …

Bernard Dunne Optimistic of India’s Chances ahead of 2022 Asian Boxing Championships
2 years, 2 months ago

Bernard Dunne Optimistic of India’s Chances ahead of 2022 Asian Boxing Championships

News 18  

Newly-appointed High Performance Director of Indian Boxing, Bernard Dunne has mentioned his goal right now is to enhance performance levels of the Indian team and help the boxers achieve their goals. The Irishman, who replaced Santiago Nieva for the HPD post earlier this month, spoke on Friday ahead of the team’s departure for Jordan to compete in the Asian Elite …

Competition system in India well behind big nations, need to seize momentum back, says Santiago Nieva
2 years, 8 months ago

Competition system in India well behind big nations, need to seize momentum back, says Santiago Nieva

Firstpost  

The outgoing High Performance Director added that he was confident of India making up for a disappointing outing in Tokyo with a much bigger haul at the Paris Olympics. New Delhi: “Competition system in India is well behind big boxing countries and it needs to seize the momentum back,” says outgoing High Performance Director Santiago Nieva, whose stint with India …

Santiago Nieva steps down as Indian boxing High Performance Director
2 years, 8 months ago

Santiago Nieva steps down as Indian boxing High Performance Director

The Hindu  

Indian men's boxing team High Performance Director Santiago Nieva has stepped down from his role after serving for five years, the national federation said on Saturday. Nieva's five-year stint had seen some impressive achievements such as the highest-ever participation at the Tokyo Olympics and historic two medals in the 2019 Men’s World Championships. He has played an instrumental role in …

Santiago Nieva steps down as High Performance Director of Indian boxing team
2 years, 8 months ago

Santiago Nieva steps down as High Performance Director of Indian boxing team

The Hindu  

Santiago Nieva has stepped down from his role as Indian boxing team's high performance director, according to a statement issued by the Boxing Federation of India on Saturday. I believe Indian boxing has great potential and it will continue to grow.” Nieva, who took charge of the national team in 2017, primarily worked with the men boxers. The Indian boxers …

Nieva: Will look to rebuild, several aspects need improvement
2 years, 11 months ago

Nieva: Will look to rebuild, several aspects need improvement

The Hindu  

Retained as Indian men's boxing's High-Performance Director after a few months of deliberation and discussion, Santiago Nieva says the immediate focus in his second stint would be to rebuild the team, which hit a low by ending medal-less in the Tokyo Olympics. His position came under considerable pressure in the aftermath of the Tokyo Games where none of the five …

Boxing | Nieva set to be retained as men’s HPD for one year
3 years ago

Boxing | Nieva set to be retained as men’s HPD for one year

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s boxing team’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva is all set to be retained for at least one more year after several rounds of deliberation within the national federation following an underwhelming Olympic performance by the pugilists. The BFI had stated that a further extension for Nieva would depend on a review of the performance in Tokyo where …

Some New Faces Likely at World Championship, Boxing Nationals to Provide Options: Santiago Nieva
3 years, 4 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 …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva confident of 'stronger performance' from Indian boxers
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva confident of 'stronger performance' from Indian boxers

Firstpost  

“It’s like the big final exam after studying hard,” said Indian boxing’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva, a touch nervous but mostly excited ahead of his own Olympic debut, aware that all the “good work of past four years wouldn’t count if there is no medal to show in Tokyo”. Mostly I am exited because it is like the final …

Eight Olympic-bound Indian boxers part of exposure tour to Italy
3 years, 6 months ago

Eight Olympic-bound Indian boxers part of exposure tour to Italy

The Hindu  

The Olympic-bound Indian boxers will look to gain some valuable sparring experience during their final exposure tour to Italy over the next few weeks. Eight of the nine Olympic-qualified boxers – including Amit Panghal and Vikas Krishan among men, Simranjit Kaur and Lovlina Borgohain among women – and eight other elite pugilists of the country will be part of the …

Boxam International: Indian men's team hit by COVID-19 as three boxers forced to withdraw from finals
3 years, 10 months ago

Boxam International: Indian men's team hit by COVID-19 as three boxers forced to withdraw from finals

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Indian men’s boxing team’s final campaign at the 35th Boxam International Tournament in Castellon, Spain was derailed by a positive COVID-19 case in the side, resulting in three withdrawals from the summit clashes. “What started as a great competition has ended in an anti-climax,” Indian boxing’’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva told PTI from Castellon. “Because of …

We needed to get back on track, says Santiago Nieva
4 years, 1 month ago

We needed to get back on track, says Santiago Nieva

The Hindu  

As the Indian boxing team is looking forward to competing in the Cologne World Cup from December 17 during an extended European tour, high performance director Santiago Nieva feels the exposure has given the boxers certain advantage. READ: Boxing federation elections postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic “We needed to get back on track and test ourselves with boxers of different …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Bajrang Punia, Vikas Krishan staying focused on goal despite coronavirus forcing longest-ever off-season
4 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Bajrang Punia, Vikas Krishan staying focused on goal despite coronavirus forcing longest-ever off-season

Firstpost  

Despite the coronavirus pandemic disrupting their preparations for the Olympics and imposing upon them their longest off-seasons, Bajrang Punia and Vikas Krishan, two of India’s biggest hopes for a medal at Tokyo 2020 are upbeat. “Kehte hain samay ek hi baar mauka deta hai, toh main yeh mauka gawana nahi chahta.,” Bajrang told reporters in a virtual press conference to …

Indian Boxing's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva Seeks More Boxers at National Camp
4 years, 5 months ago

Indian Boxing's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva Seeks More Boxers at National Camp

News 18  

Resumption is done and expansion can now follow, said Indian boxing's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva, revealing that addition of seven more boxers has been proposed at the ongoing national training camp for the Olympic-bound in Patiala. "We are currently able to do 70 per cent of the things that we used to do," Nieva said of the training regimen …

Nieva seeks more boxers at national camp, says things going well
4 years, 5 months ago

Nieva seeks more boxers at national camp, says things going well

The Hindu  

Resumption is done and expansion can now follow, said Indian boxing’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva, revealing that addition of seven more boxers has been proposed at the ongoing national training camp for the Olympic-bound in Patiala. Nine male boxers and a few of their women counterparts are training at the National Institute of Sports in Patiala, taking the first …

Eleven Indian boxers join national training camp under Santiago Nieva
4 years, 5 months ago

Eleven Indian boxers join national training camp under Santiago Nieva

The Hindu  

As the national boxing camp resumed on Monday following the long coronavirus-induced break, high-performance director Santiago Nieva said India’s boxers must adapt to “little new ways” of training. Altogether, 11 elite boxers – five men and six women – took part in two training sessions at the National Institute of Sports, Patiala, on the opening day. Amit Panghal, Gaurav Solanki …

We can perform well in Tokyo, says former boxer Devarajan
4 years, 5 months ago

We can perform well in Tokyo, says former boxer Devarajan

The Hindu  

Former World Cup bronze medal winning boxer V. Devarajan feels that the current bunch of Indian boxers have the ability to record the country's best-ever performance in the Tokyo Olympics. "We have got some fine boxers -- such as Amit Panghal, Manish Kaushik, Vikas Krishan, Mary Kom and Simranjit Kaur -- who have proven themselves at the highest level by …

Nieva expects Indian boxing national camp to resume next month
4 years, 8 months ago

Nieva expects Indian boxing national camp to resume next month

The Hindu  

Indian boxing’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva expects the national camp to resume at least partially next month and foresees no hiccups in fans rushing back to live sport in the age of social distancing as he feels people always “look for risks“. Of course I can be wrong but I think we will be able to restart early next …

COVID-19: Indian boxers must adapt and emerge stronger from crisis - Nieva
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: Indian boxers must adapt and emerge stronger from crisis - Nieva

The Hindu  

Santiago Nieva, the high performance director of Indian boxing, wants the boxers to adapt and emerge stronger from the present COVID-19 crisis. Read: Khelo India, a winner amid the anti-CAA protests in Assam According to Nieva, India, having booked nine quota places in the Tokyo Olympics, has an advantage. Nieva said given the situation the boxers' training was going on …

Boxing Federation starts online coaching for 9 Olympic-bound boxers amid coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Boxing Federation starts online coaching for 9 Olympic-bound boxers amid coronavirus lockdown

India TV News  

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 well-being and nutrition are taken care of. Nine Indian boxers -- M C Mary Kom, Simranjit Kaur, Lovlina Borgohani, Pooja Rani, Amit Panghal, Manish Kaushik, Vikas Krishan, Ashish Kumar and Satish Kumar …

Santiago Nieva: COVID-19 won't hurt India's Olympic training
4 years, 9 months ago

Santiago Nieva: COVID-19 won't hurt India's Olympic training

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the build-up to this year’s Olympics into disarray, but Indian boxing’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva feels the country’s Tokyo-bound pugilists won’t be affected as they would be just fine training at home if travel restrictions don’t ease up. Nieva is in precautionary quarantine till March 27 after the team’s return from the Asian Olympic …

High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva eyes five Olympic berths, believes Indian boxers 'can do something special' in Tokyo
5 years, 3 months ago

High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva eyes five Olympic berths, believes Indian boxers 'can do something special' in Tokyo

Firstpost  

“Every tournament we go, we always compare the results to what could have happened if it were the Olympics. New Delhi: Indian boxers are headed in the right direction and will do something big at the Tokyo Olympics, reckons High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva, who wants his wards to emerge as outright winners and secure at least five Olympic spots during …

World Boxing Championships 2019: Indian boxers are closing in on Kazakhs and Uzbeks, says high-performance director Santiago Nieva
5 years, 3 months ago

World Boxing Championships 2019: Indian boxers are closing in on Kazakhs and Uzbeks, says high-performance director Santiago Nieva

Firstpost  

Indian boxers’ unparalleled performance at the just-concluded men’s world championship shows they are “closing in” on traditional powerhouses such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva has asserted. New Delhi: Indian boxers’ unparalleled performance at the just-concluded men’s world championship shows they are “closing in” on traditional powerhouses such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva has asserted. …

World Championships: India might spring a surprise in higher weights, believes High Performance Director Santiago Nieva
5 years, 4 months ago

World Championships: India might spring a surprise in higher weights, believes High Performance Director Santiago Nieva

The Hindu  

Indians may be stronger in lighter weights but are capable of springing surprises in higher weights as well in the World boxing championships, feels High Performance Director Santiago Nieva. Citing the example of Gaurav Bidhuri in the previous World championships in Hamburg, Nieva expected good results from India – which has a total of four bronze medals from the elite …

Indian boxers on exposure trips to Italy, Ireland and Korea
5 years, 7 months ago

Indian boxers on exposure trips to Italy, Ireland and Korea

The Hindu  

With a packed schedule lined up later this year, the Indian boxers are currently on an exposure tour to Italy, Ireland and Korea as part of preparations for the upcoming tournaments. A bilateral training camp and series of friendly matches were held against the Italian team, while top boxers are undergoing training in Belfast currently along with boxers from six …

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 …

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