Tag: International Boxing Association

Hamburg: International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Ching Kuo Wo has promised to witness the Women’s Youth World Boxing Championship to be held in Guwahati in November. “This is a huge boost for us. This shows that the world fraternity has accepted us back into the fold. We can only go higher from here,” BFI President […]

Moscow: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has awarded to India next year’s women’s World Championship and the men’s 2021 World Championship. This is the first time that India have been awarded the rights to host the men’s event while the women’s tournament will be held for the second time. The country had earlier hosted the women’s […]

New Delhi: World Championship bronze- medallist Gaurav Bidhuri attained a career-high 11th position but Vikas Krishan was the best-placed Indian at seventh in the latest rankings of the International Boxing Association (AIBA). Updated after the 19th edition of the World Championship in Hamburg earlier this month, the new rankings feature three Indians in the top-10. […]

Inside the ring, the men and women who mattered gave their blood, sweat and tears to conquer adversity with elan but outside, sparring for power continued to cast a shadow on Indian boxing in a year which was sparkling in parts but also blighted by some unsavoury controversies

New Delhi: Indian boxers who win medals at the upcoming World Championships for men in Russia will get direct entry into the national squad for next year’s Olympic qualifiers, the sport’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva told PTI on Thursday. The world championships in Russia no longer have Olympic qualifier status after the International Olympic […]