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BFI sticks to evaluation system to select teams
3 weeks, 5 days ago

BFI sticks to evaluation system to select teams

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India’s boxing teams will continue to be selected through the evaluation process at the national camp, with selection trials being held only in ‘certain circumstances’ at the discretion of the Boxing Federation of India, as per the draft selection policy announced for the new season. Several top boxers including Amit Panghal opposed BFI’s selection policy. As per the …

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National camps resume ahead of the Asian Youth and Junior Championships
2 years, 10 months ago

National camps resume ahead of the Asian Youth and Junior Championships

The Hindu  

India's 98 youth and junior boxers are currently training at the national coaching camp in Rohtak and Bhopal for the upcoming ASBC Asian Youth and Junior Boxing championships, scheduled to take place in Amman, Jordan from February 27 to March 15. After the resumption of training of elite boxers, the Boxing Federation of India ensured its junior and youth boxers …

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21 at women's national boxing camp, including top coaches, test positive for COVID-19
3 years, 9 months ago

21 at women's national boxing camp, including top coaches, test positive for COVID-19

India TV News  

Indian women's boxing's High Performance Director Raffaele Bergamasco and head coach Mohammed Ali Qamar are among 21 campers who have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here but none of the infected pugilists are bound for Olympics. However, a source close to the team told PTI that the top members of the coaching staff are among …

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Eager for national boxing camp to start: Chief coach Kuttappa
4 years, 7 months ago

Eager for national boxing camp to start: Chief coach Kuttappa

The Hindu  

India’s chief men’s boxing coach C. A. Kuttappa says he cannot wait for the national camp to resume on June 10 after the COVID-19-forced disruption as he is not satisfied with the Olympic-bound pugilists’ fitness training at home. Kuttappa spoke about the challenges of training in the post COVID-19 world, admitting that he doesn’t know how it would be but …

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Coach Bergamasco - Man behind Indian women’s boxing’s Chak De moment
5 years, 8 months ago

Coach Bergamasco - Man behind Indian women’s boxing’s Chak De moment

Hindustan Times  

“Mujhe states ke naam na sunai dete hai aur na dikhai dete hai, sirf ek mulk ka naam sunai deta hai. Raffaele Bergamasco, the Performance Director of Indian women’s boxing, has very little idea about Bollywood movies but astonishingly, his coaching methodology bears great resemblance to the movie’s script. India women’s boxing Performance Director Raffaele Bergamasco with MC Mary Kom …

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The ‘Boxing Sisters’ of Rwanga refugee camp
5 years, 10 months ago

The ‘Boxing Sisters’ of Rwanga refugee camp

Al Jazeera  

In a small, poorly-lit cabin in the Rwanga refugee camp in northern Iraq, 12 Yazidi women have come to learn to box. The Boxing Sisters project was launched at Rwanga by Lotus Flower, a British non-profit organisation that focuses on female refugees. “About 40 others have signed up for the next course,” says Vian Ahmed, regional manager of the Lotus …

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Manny Pacquiao camp fears eye injury could end career, according to report
5 years, 11 months ago

Manny Pacquiao camp fears eye injury could end career, according to report

The Hindu  

Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao might have suffered a potentially career-ending detatched retina in his left eye in beating Adrien Broner on Saturday, the New York Daily News reported on Monday. Pacquiao, the first eight-division champion in boxing history, also was told by Los Angeles police that his home had been burglarised while he was in Las Vegas for the …

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