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]I am going to show the world how boxing is an art: Vikas Krishan
With the Olympics in close sight, the 28-year-old believes that it will be third time lucky for him and wants to clinch the gold for the country after a successful Olympic qualification campaign.
Updated on Dec 30, 2020 03:50 PM IST
New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com
Panghal clinches gold, injured Satish bags silver at Cologne World Cup
World silver-medallist Amit Panghal (52kg) notched up a gold medal without having to fight his final bout, while veteran Satish Kumar (+91kg) settled for silver after an injury prevented him from competing in his summit clash at the Cologne World Cup.
Updated on Dec 19, 2020 08:05 PM IST
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
Satish enters finals of Cologne World Cup
Satish, also a former Asian Games and Asian Championships bronze-winner, prevailed 4-1 against Moindze to face Germany’s Nelvie Tiafack in the summit clash scheduled late on Saturday.
Updated on Dec 19, 2020 02:41 PM IST
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
Shibani Dandekar’s hardcore boxing session is what you need for weekend workout motivation
Shibani Dandekar recently shared glimpses from her hardcore boxing session in the gym with her trainer and we are in awe of her. Designer Masaba Gupta also loves it.
Updated on Dec 12, 2020 05:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | By Nishtha Grover
50-something Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr. hungry to fight again
The former heavyweight champion moved into a COVID-protective glass box and went nose-to-nose with Roy Jones Jr., once the most talented fighter in the world.
Updated on Nov 28, 2020 09:28 AM IST
LOS ANGELES | By Associated Press
COVID-19 impact: Boxing’s Asian Championship in India postponed to 2021
The decision was taken at the Asian Boxing Confederation’s (ASBC) Executive Committee meeting held online on Monday.
Updated on Aug 18, 2020 11:52 AM IST
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
Faced difficulties early on because boxing is considered a male-dominated sport: Mary Kom
Mary said she wouldn’t be where she is had it not been for the challenges she faced en route to becoming a boxer.
Published on Jun 10, 2020 07:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com
Post-lockdown, athletics, boxing draw up plans to resume training
Athletes in SAI campuses must follow the sports ministry’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), maintain social distancing and can’t use the gym.
Updated on May 23, 2020 10:45 PM IST
New Delhi | By Navneet Singh/Avishek Roy
Mary Kom, Amit Panghal enter QFs of Asian Olympic qualifiers, Gaurav Solanki bows out
Kom, the six-time world champion, who is seeded second in her category, is looking to book a berth for Tokyo, which could be her last appearance in the mega quadrennial Games.
Updated on Mar 08, 2020 12:03 AM IST
Amman, Jordan | By Press Trust of India
Amit Panghal reaches quarterfinals of boxing’s Asian Olympic qualifiers
Amit Panghal, who became India’s first silver-medallist at the world championships last year, prevailed in a split 3-2 decision after a fast-paced slugfest in which fortunes swung quite wildly.
Updated on Mar 07, 2020 06:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
Sakshi Chaudhary advances to quarters of boxing’s Asian Olympic Qualifiers
The two-time youth world champion Indian, who is only 19, prevailed in a split verdict against the Asian Games bronze-medallist in an engrossing bout.
Updated on Mar 04, 2020 03:57 PM IST
Amman | By Press Trust of India
Afghan refugee pursues his dream of boxing in Tokyo
22-year-old Farid Walizadeh’s mother had fled religious persecution to Pakistan. His father was in the military. Conflicts over land rocked the Afghan city where he lived with his adoptive parents.
Updated on Feb 26, 2020 04:41 PM IST
Reuters | By Victoria Waldersee
Boxing’s Olympic Qualifiers postponed to March after Wuhan cancellation
The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Boxing Task Force (BTF), which is in charge of conducting the sport at the Olympics later this year, confirmed the change of dates in its latest communication to the national federations.
Updated on Jan 24, 2020 09:18 PM IST
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
Many highs and few lows for Indian boxing in Amit Panghal’s year
To count the positives, the 23-year-old Panghal fetched India its first ever silver at the men’s world championships, the redoubtable M C Mary Kom was mostly in top form and medals poured in internationally courtesy a deep talent pool.
Updated on Dec 29, 2019 02:17 PM IST
New Delhi | By PTI
Shiva Thapa, Pooja Rani clinch gold at Olympic Test event for boxing
Apart from Pooja Rani, Shiva Thapa too bagged gold for India in the Olympic Test Event in Tokyo.
Updated on Oct 31, 2019 02:58 PM IST
Tokyo | By Press Trust of India
Exclusive | ‘I almost thought of quitting boxing,’ says Manju Rani
Rani’s journey came full circle when she went on to win a silver medal at the World Championships in Ulan-Ude in Russia last week, emulating Mary Kom’s 18-year-old record of winning a silver on debut at the Worlds.
Updated on Oct 17, 2019 08:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Karan Prashant Saxena
No promise of steady income: Story of professional boxing in India
Professional boxing is still in nascent stage in India with only Vijender Singh able to achieve some success. There are still a lot of boxers in the country struggling to make ends meet.
Updated on Oct 15, 2019 03:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | By YASH BHATI
Indian boxing will do something big in Olympics: High Performance Director Santiago Nieva
The Indian boxers produced their best-ever show at the World Championships with Amit Panghal (52kg) and Manish Kaushik (63kg) winning silver and bronze respectively in Russia.
Updated on Sep 27, 2019 01:07 PM IST
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
Amit Panghal has ‘unfinished business’ ahead of World Championships final
Panghal on Friday became the first Indian boxer to enter the finals of the Men’s World Boxing Championships. He defeated Saken Bibossinov 3-2 in the semi-finals in the 52 kg weight category.
Updated on Sep 20, 2019 09:11 PM IST
Press Trust of India | By Press Trust of India
Silver lining for Indian boxing
The Asian Championships was also a turning point for Indian boxing: 13 medals, seven from men and six from women, showed the country’s growing prowess in the ring.
Updated on Sep 20, 2019 08:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Avishek Roy
Timing is everything when it comes to keeping fit, says boxer Vijender Singh
Meditation and positivity, discipline and sleep are key ingredients too, adds the Olympian.
Published on Aug 16, 2019 04:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By Pooja Bhula
Amir Khan: My wife is an amazing mother to my kids
The British boxer’s personal life has been much-talked about since his parents blamed his wife for creating differences, and being a bad mother.
Updated on Jul 12, 2019 12:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By Henna Rakheja, New Delhi
Coach Bergamasco - Man behind Indian women’s boxing’s Chak De moment
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.
Updated on May 03, 2019 08:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Aritra Mukherjee
Vijender Singh : I can’t quit boxing, it’s in my blood’
Olympian pugilist Vijender Singh, who is contesting elections on a Congress ticket, says boxing will remain his first love.
Updated on Apr 30, 2019 02:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By Naina Arora, New Delhi
Khelo India Youth Games: Boxing helps Pune’s Akash Gorkha punch above his weight
Akash’s father Ramesh, who shifted from Nepal to India 21 years back, is a security guard and found it hard to make ends meet in a family of four. His ambition was, however, to see his two sons get a better life.
Updated on Jan 17, 2019 11:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | By Abhishek Paul
IOC chief will ‘work hard’ for boxing in 2020 Games despite freeze
On Friday, the IOC said it was halting preparations for boxing at the 2020 Games and launched a probe into the sport’s troubled governing body -- the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Updated on Dec 01, 2018 02:13 PM IST
Tokyo | By Agence France-Presse
Boxing on the ropes as IOC weighs Olympic future
Boxing already incurred the IOC’s wrath at the last Games in Rio, when all 36 officials and referees were suspended amid allegations of bout fixing.
Updated on Nov 30, 2018 09:22 AM IST
Tokyo | By AFP
After Asian Games low, Indian women’s boxing on a high at World Championships
M C Mary Kom (48kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Sonia Chahal (57kg) and Simranjit Kaur (64kg) have assured themselves of at least a bronze by reaching the semifinals.
Updated on Nov 22, 2018 02:27 PM IST
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
Boxing will survive the test of time: Billy Walsh
The recent years have been turbulent for boxing with the international boxing federation caught in an administrative mess.
Updated on Nov 13, 2018 09:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Avishek Roy
Boxing will survive the test of time: Billy Walsh
Currently touring India with the US team, Billy Walsh is optimistic that boxing will survive the current impasse that has put the sport’s future in doubt for the Tokyo Olympics.
Updated on Nov 12, 2018 11:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Avishek Roy
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