Chhote Lal bows out of the senior nationals

Chhote Lal bows out of the senior nationals Hyderabad: The services team suffered a major setback in the 59th Sahara Mens National Boxing Championship presented by the Monnet Ispat and Energy Limited with 2010 South Asian Games gold medallist Chhote Lal Yadav losing out in the quarter-finals of the bantam weight division. The 24-year-old, put up a good fight against some power hitting from S Santosh Singh of Manipur, but in the end came up short. Yadav a...
09:41 PM, Nov 02, 2012

Amandeep, Nanao on course for another title bout

Amandeep, Nanao on course for another title bout Hyderabad: Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Amandeep Singh of the Railways and 2009 Asian Championship gold medallist Nanao Singh of the Services team won their pre-quarterfinal matches to be on course to clash in the championship round. Round three saw both the pugilists defeat their respective opponents with straightforward victories to march into the quarter-finals of the event. Nanao, who was the first to take to the ring, locked horns with...
08:48 PM, Nov 01, 2012

Boxing: Amandeep registers win at the nationals

Boxing: Amandeep registers win at the nationals Hyderabad: Day two of the 59th Sahara Men’s National Boxing Championship presented by the Monnet Ispat and Energy Limited and the action heated up with the competition moving into the second phase of the preliminaries, the round of 16. In the light fly weight division Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Amandeep Singh of the Railways and 2009 Asian Boxing Championship gold medallist Nanao Singh of the Services set the canvas on...
07:31 PM, Oct 31, 2012

National boxing will help to spot new faces: Sandhu

National boxing will help to spot new faces: Sandhu Hyderabad: It's a fight for the coveted national boxing title as the 59th edition of the Sahara Men’s National Boxing Championship returns to the familiar city of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. The tournament, considered to be a bastion of nation's best and brightest talent, will once again witness boxers of the country vying for title of National Champion. Over 300 boxers from 35 State and Board teams will battle it...
05:12 PM, Oct 30, 2012

Mary Kom eyes Olympic glory before retirement

Mary Kom eyes Olympic glory before retirement The lone Indian woman boxer to have qualified for the upcoming London Olympics MC Mary Kom on Saturday said, I feel proud and honoured to be part of boxing for such a long time now. I have seen the game grow from its nascent stage in India to where it is now. The five-time world champion Mary Kom left Mumbai in the early hours on Saturday for the final leg...
06:57 PM, Jul 21, 2012

Olympics is special: Vikas Krishnan

Olympics is special: Vikas Krishnan He is one of the most talented Indian boxers of recent times. It is his distinct approach, his intrepid swagger coupled with his speed and the ability to land lightening fast power packed punches on his opponents make him a serious medal contender for the 2012 London Olympics. Vikas Krishan Yadav entered the record books when he became only the second Indian boxer to win a medal at the AIBA...
02:52 AM, Jul 06, 2012

Vijender aims for a special Olympic hat-trick

Vijender aims for a special Olympic hat-trick August 20, 2008, can very well be considered a turning point in the history of Indian boxing. A bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics " the very first by an Indian boxer " brought India to the boxing map of the world. But there was more, another bronze, another first, this time at the 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championship in Milan. And that wasn't the end, there were other achievement...
06:30 PM, Jun 28, 2012