BFI says team selection for the World women’s boxing championships was as per the new evaluation policy

BFI says team selection for the World women’s boxing championships was as per the new evaluation policy

Manju Rani of RSPB (red) celebrates after winning the 48kg category gold at the 6th Elite National women’s boxing championship at the Tatya Tope Stadium in Bhopal on December 26, 2022. | Photo Credit: A.M. FARUQUI Following complaints from at least three boxers about their non-inclusion in the Indian squad for the upcoming World women’s […]

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IBA-IOC slugfest will affect the boxers most

IBA-IOC slugfest will affect the boxers most

The ongoing slugfest between the International Boxing Association (IBA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will affect the boxers the most, according to some accomplished pugilists of the country. The tussle between the IBA, sponsored by a Russian State-owned company, and the IOC touched a new high with the former, in a show of defiance, took […]

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Dmitruk named Indian boxing’s foreign coach

Dmitruk named Indian boxing’s foreign coach

Dmitry Dmitruk. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In order to assist high-performance director Bernard Dunne and to make a qualitative contribution in the preparation of Indian boxers in the run-up to the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has appointed Dmitry Dmitruk as the foreign coach. The 47-year-old Dmitruk, who worked as […]

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Top women pugilists set to take part in Nationals

Top women pugilists set to take part in Nationals

Boxer Nikhat Zareen. File | Photo Credit: PTI Top boxers, including World champion Nikhat Zareen, Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, Asian champion and Worlds bronze medallist Parveen Hooda, will be seen in action at the National women’s boxing championships starting here on Tuesday. Nikhat, who claimed the World championships gold medal in 52kg and got […]

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IBA-IOC slugfest will affect the boxers most

Top women pugilists set to take part in Nationals

Top boxers, including World champion Nikhat Zareen, Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, Asian champion and Worlds bronze medallist Parveen Hooda, will be seen in action at the National women’s boxing championships starting here on Tuesday. Nikhat, who claimed the World championships gold medal in 52kg and got her Commonwealth Games gold in 50kg, will compete […]

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Lovlina and Alfiya make the summit clash in style

Lovlina and Alfiya make the summit clash in style

Alfiya. | Photo Credit: File photo Olympic bronze medallist and two-time World championships bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain beat top-seeded Korean Suyeon Seong in the semifinals to reach the women’s 75kg final of the Asian boxing championships in Amman on Wednesday. Making her international debut in 75kg, Lovlina registered a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Suyeon, a […]

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New Delhi to host women’s World boxing championship next year

New Delhi to host women’s World boxing championship next year

Gold medallists at the Women’s World Boxing Championship to be staged in the Capital next year will be awarded $100,000. The president of the International Boxing Association (IBA) Umar Kremlev and the president of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) Ajay Singh, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday to seal the deal. Reigning World […]

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IBA-IOC slugfest will affect the boxers most

Narender Berwal moves into +92kg semifinals

Sports Bureau November 08, 2022 15:21 IST Updated: November 08, 2022 15:24 IST Sports Bureau November 08, 2022 15:21 IST Updated: November 08, 2022 15:24 IST South Asian Games gold medallist Narender Berwal moved into the +92kg semifinals to assure India of another medal in the Asian boxing championships in Amman. Narender, who received a […]

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Indian team is probably the most hardworking I have seen: Dunne 

Indian team is probably the most hardworking I have seen: Dunne 

The new high performance director for boxing feels the main challenge will be to check the Indian pugilists from overtraining The new high performance director for boxing feels the main challenge will be to check the Indian pugilists from overtraining Bernard Dunne, the newly-appointed high-performance director of Indian boxing, is impressed with the talented and […]

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