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PTI | 08:09 PM,Sep 01,2010"Some deserving names have been left out. Sunil, Balwinder and some other boys deserved to get a look in but were ignored," Vijender had said. Interestingly the star boxer and India's first-ever medallist in the ring at the Olympic Games was present when the IBF official gave his explanation. "I have explained it to the all the boxers. The boxers' coach has a tunnel vision when he sits on ring side and sees only his own boxer's punches land," Col. Raja said. Raja also said that for the first time a full three-day trial was held from August 26-28 and a German coach, who was present, was impressed with the country's bench strength in various weight categories. "In most other countries there is not more than one claimant for each weight class, but we have 3-4 for each category and of the same standard and selection becomes a bit difficult," he said. The IBF official was here in connection with the announcement of the "Monet Fight Night" - a two-day, two-venue bilateral boxing contest between India and England figuring four boxers each. Col. Raja said the India-England contest, to be held at Hyderabad on September 12 and Pune on September 14 would provide boxers of both countries a good tuning up for next month's Commonwealth Games. "The bouts would be fought as per AIBA (International Amateur Boxing Association) rules with three rounds of three minutes each and the Indian coaching staff would be in attendance to watch the bouts," he said. (More) PTI SSR VKV PM
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