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Indian boxing’s Interim Committee chairman Ajay Singh has stepped down from his post to contest this month’s federation elections, where World Boxing President Boris van der Vorst will serve as … Read More
The long-overdue Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections will be held on August 21 in the Delhi-NCR region, the Interim Committee currently overseeing the sport announced. According to a circular … Read More
Paris Olympic heavyweight boxing champion Lazizbek Mullojonov has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a prohibited substance, the International Testing Agency said. The 26-year-old Uzbek tested positive for methasterone, … Read More
A decade ago, a chubby schoolboy ambled into a local stadium in Jhajjar, coaxed by his family to shed a few kilos and embrace fitness. Today, 21-year-old Hitesh Gulia (70kg) … Read More
Dwight Muhammad Qawi, the Hall of Fame fighter who took up boxing in prison and became a two-weight world champion, has died. He was 72. Qawi’s sister, Wanda King, said … Read More
Claressa Shields unanimously outpointed Lani Daniels on Saturday night, successfully defending all her belts as the first undisputed heavyweight champion in women’s boxing. The 30-year-old Claressa, a two-time Olympic champion, … Read More
Star boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain were on Thursday named in India’s squad for the World Championships set to take place in Liverpool in September. The 20-member squad was … Read More
The WBO has ordered negotiations for a bout between its interim heavyweight champion Joseph Parker and the unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, the ruling body said on Thursday. Both parties … Read More
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has announced a prize purse of ₹17.5 lakh to reward the boxers who brought home medals from the recent World Boxing Cup legs in … Read More
Tyson Fury says Oleksandr Usyk “knows” he is the only fighter who can beat him after the Ukrainian crushed Daniel Dubois to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion. Usyk produced … Read More
