New Delhi: Shiva Thapa and Sumit Sangwan struck gold on Thursday to round off a brilliant performance by India in the Asian Olympic qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan where the country bagged three London tickets to make it an unprecedented seven-strong contingent for the quadrennial extravaganza. The 18-year-old Shiva (56kg), who is the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics, defeated Syria's Wessam Salamana 18-11 to clinch his second successive...
05:01 PM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: Sumit Sangwan became the seventh Indian boxer to qualify for the London Olympics when he beat the 2009 Asian Championship bronze medallist Ihab Almatdault from Jordan 24-12 in the last-four stage of the Asian Qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan. Earlier in the day, Shiva Thapa (56kg) had become the youngest Indian boxer to make the cut for London 2012 when he reached the final by beating Japan's Satoshi Simizu...
04:20 PM, Apr 11, 2012
New Delhi: A pat on the back by none other than International Boxing Association president Ching Kuo Wu came as a shot in the arm as five Indian boxers geared up for the Asian Olympic Qualifiers semi-finals in Astana, Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Of the five in fray, only Vijender Singh (75kg) is assured of a London berth so far as his category has four slots on offer. The 26-year-old Olympic...
03:14 PM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: Teen Indian boxer Shiva Thapa Monday stunned former Olympic silver-medallist Worapoj Petchkoom 16-10 to enter the semi-finals of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Astana (Kazakhstan) and is now just one win away from booking a berth for the London Games. The 18-year-old Youth Olympics silver-medallist notched up a comprehensive triumph over his 30-year-old Thai rival, who also happens to be an Asian bronze-medallist from the 2006 edition. "In...
04:58 PM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: Vijender Singh (75kg) became the first Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games for a third successive time after reaching the semi-finals of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan on Sunday. The first Indian to win an Olympic and World Championships medal - bronze in both events - Vijender outpunched Chuluuntumur Tumurkhuyag of Mongolia 27-17 to not just assure himself of an Olympic berth but also...
04:18 PM, Apr 08, 2012
New Delhi: Teen sensation Shiva Thapa (56kg) inched closer to Olympic qualification but the London dream ended for Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Suranjoy Singh (52kg) who lost in the second round of the Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan on Saturday. Suranjoy was out-punched 10-30 by Mongolia's Tugstsogt Nyambayar, who was his nemesis in both the 2009 and 2011 World Championships as well. The 25-year-old Manipuri thus became the first...
12:04 AM, Apr 08, 2012
New Delhi: Olympic bronze-medallist Vijender Singh stood just one win away from securing a berth in the London Games after clinching his pre-quarterfinal bout, along with Manpreet Singh, on a second successive triumphant day for India at the Asian Boxing qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan on Friday. Vijender (75kg), a former World Championships bronze-medallist, defeated Syria's Ishak Waez 11-5 to set up a clash with Mongolia's Chuluuntumur Tumurkhuyag in the quarter-finals....
05:14 PM, Apr 06, 2012
Astana, Kazakhstan: Commonwealth Games gold medalist Suranjoy Singh (52 kg) and promising teenager Sumit Sangwan (81 kg) won their opening-round bouts in the Asian Olympic Qualifying boxing event on Thursday. Both the Indian boxers registered contrasting victories over their opponents to advance to the next stage of the second Olympic qualifying tournament. While Suranjoy doused Dong-Myung Shin of South Korea in a hard-fought contest, Sumit pulverised Van Toan Luong of...
12:30 PM, Apr 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Asian Olympic Qualifiers are his last chance to book a ticket to the London Games, but star Indian boxer Vijender Singh claims he is not the least bit intimidated by the challenge at hand as the situation is all too familiar. "I have always been under pressure ever since I won the bronze medal in the Beijing Olympics. It is nothing new for me. It's there before...
12:41 PM, Apr 02, 2012
New Delhi: Away from the limelight that cricketers receive and the hullaballoo over Sachin Tendulkars press conference in Mumbai on Sunday, a contingent of Indian athletes over the weekend did the country proud. In far off Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, MC Mary Kom and Sarita Devi punched their way to gold medals in the Asian Womens Boxing Championship, giving Indian womens boxing another shot in the arm. Overall, the Indian team...
02:55 PM, Mar 26, 2012
New Delhi: Five-time world champion MC Mary Kom and L Sarita Devi on Sunday clinched gold medals in the 6th Asian Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, helping India finish a creditable second in the overall standings. While Mary Kom defeated current world champion and Asian Games gold medallist Ren Cancan of China 14/8 in the (51kg category), Sarita Devi (60kg) defeated Chorieva Mavzuna of Tajkistan 16-9. With two gold medals,...
04:52 PM, Mar 25, 2012
New Delhi: A warning in the closing few seconds cost Shiva Thapa (56kg) dearly as the Indian boxer settled for a silver medal after going down narrowly in the final of the 43rd men's and women's Grand Prix in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. Shiva, who has been picked in the Indian team for next month's Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Kazakhstan, lost 7-10 to Vittorio Jahyn Parrinnelo of Italy after...
01:16 PM, Mar 25, 2012
New Delhi: India's women pugilists created history with as many as six of them making it to the title round in various categories, at the 6th Asian Women Boxing Championship at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Led by Olympic medal contender MC Mary Kom (51 kgs), the others who made it were Pinky Jangra (48 kgs), Sonia Lather (54 kgs), Sarita Devi (60 kgs), Monica Saun (64 kgs) and Pooja Rani (75 Kgs)....
10:22 PM, Mar 24, 2012
New Delhi: Shiva Thapa (56kg) was the lone Indian boxer to make the final after Olympic-bound Vikas Krishan (69kg) settled for a bronze medal following his loss in the semifinal of the 43rd men's and women's Grand Prix in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. Shiva, who has been picked in the team for next month's Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Kazakhstan, defeated Czech Republic's Patrik Velky 9-5. He will now face...
02:28 PM, Mar 24, 2012
New Delhi: Olympic-qualified Vikas Krishan (69kg) and Shiva Thapa (56kg) assured India of at least two bronze medals at the 43rd men's and women's Boxing Grand Prix after reaching the semifinals of the event in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. Vikas, a World Championship bronze medallist, outpunched Belarus' Dauhliavets Yauheni 13-2. He will now take on Cuba's Despaigne Arisnoide in the semifinal. Shiva, who has been picked in the team...
01:22 PM, Mar 23, 2012
New Delhi: Continuing their excellent run, a record number of eight Indian women boxers made it to the semi-finals of the 6th Asian Women Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Three out of four Indian boxers won their quarter-final bouts on Thursday, in addition to four boxers who had already won their bouts on Wednesday, to advance to the last-four stage. This will be a new record of eight medals for...
07:53 PM, Mar 22, 2012
New Delhi: Indian women pugilists Pinki Jangra, Sonia Lather and Sarita Devi secured semi-final berths in their respective categories at the Asian Women Boxing Championships at Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia on Wednesday. Meena Rani, however, was not as fortunate as her compatriots as she lost her bout to Uyanga Erdenesoyol of Mongolia. In the 48 kg category, Pinki defeated Dina Ilyubayeva of Kazakhstan 17-8. The bout was evenly poised in the...
12:16 AM, Mar 22, 2012
New Delhi: Indian pugilists, including five men and three women, left on Monday to participate in the 43rd Boxing Grand Prix scheduled to be held at Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic from March 21 to 25. The tournament, organised by Czech Boxing Association, will witness over 130 boxers from around 20 countries vying for top honours. India coach GS Sandhu believes the tournament will draw good boxers from the Asian...
12:52 AM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Boxing is associated with everything that women usually are not, a physical contest often decided by size, strength and the bruises and injuries it results in. For MC Mary Kom, however, it is the unconventional path she chose to achieve her unlikely dreams. Her rise from the humble fields of Kangathei village in Manipur to become Indias most successful and well-known woman boxer in a largely male-dominated sport...
09:43 AM, Mar 08, 2012
Mumbai: Underdogs Mumbai Fighters rallied back twice to cause a huge upset as they handed over the unbeaten Baku Fires their first defeat of the season to gain an upper hand in the first leg of the World Series Boxing quarter-final match on Friday. The Azerbaijan-based team won the first and third bouts, but the Mumbai team, making its WSB debut this season, won the second, fourth and fifth bouts...
11:55 PM, Mar 02, 2012
