London: Katie Taylor of Ireland won the first lightweight gold medal in Olympic women's boxing, edging rival Sofya Ochigava of Russia 10-8 on Thursday in front of a raucous, mostly Irish crowd. Taylor dropped to her knees and looked skyward as soon as the decision was announced, bringing an even louder roar from the fans, many of them in face paint and elaborate Irish-themed costumes. She then hugged her cornermen...
11:38 PM, Aug 09, 2012
London: U.S. middleweight Claressa Shields won the Olympic gold medal on Thursday, capping her swift rise to the top of women's boxing with a 19-12 victory over Russia's Nadezda Torlopova. The 17-year-old Shields shuffled, danced and slugged her way past her 33-year-old opponent, showing off the free-spirited style and brute strength that made her unbeatable in London. Shields even stuck her tongue out at Torlopova after ducking a few punches....
11:03 PM, Aug 09, 2012
New Delhi: India's much-hyped male boxers might have drawn a blank in the London Olympics but national coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu on Thursday insisted that the country's pugilists gave their "best performance" in the quadrennial sporting spectacle. "We have fought brilliantly but have been denied a medal. We were unable to translate good performances into a medal but that does not take away the fact that the boys gave an...
02:07 PM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Indian boxer Laishram Devendro Singh narrowly missed out on a medal at the London Olympics Wednesday, putting up a brave fight against Irishman Paddy Barnes in the quarterfinals of the 49 kg category. Devendro's 18-23 loss to the Beijing Games bronze medallist ended India's boxing campaign in the mega event. It was a ferocious start to the bout with both boxers trading punches. The boxing on display enthralled the...
02:21 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: It was another unsatisfactory day for India at the Olympics as boxers MC Mary Kom and Devendro Singh lost their 51kg and 49kg bouts respectively. Mary Kom settled for a bronze after she lost her semi-final bout against Great Britain's Nicola Adam 6-11, while Devendro lost to favourite Paddy Barnes 18-23 in the quarter-finals. Adams, ranked No. 2 in the world for flyweight boxing, lived up to her favourite...
01:59 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: MC Mary Kom, who settled for an Olympic bronze on Wednesday after losing her semi-final bout to local favourite Nicola Adams, said she was satisfied with her effort at the London Games. "It has been a tough journey. I carried on with the support of family and friends. I want to continue playing the game. Despite the loss today, I am satisfied with the way I performed," said Mary...
07:50 PM, Aug 08, 2012
London: India's Mary Kom lost to Great Britain's Nicola Adams 6-11 in the Women's Flyweight (51kg) semi-final on Wednesday, settling for a bronze medal at the London Olympics. Adams, ranked No. 2 in the world for flyweight boxing, lived up to her favourite tag with a rousing display of strength and accuracy, outplaying Mary in each of the four rounds. The current European Champion and three-time World Championship silver medallist...
06:28 PM, Aug 08, 2012
Imphal: With boxer MC Mary Kom poised to fight for silver medal in the London Olympics Wednesday evening, a large number of people in northeast Indian Manipur state prayed for her success in temples and churches all over the state. Many supporters walked through the streets of the capital and elsewhere with placards in hand and praying for her and another boxer from Manipur, Devendro Singh's success in the 49kg...
03:36 PM, Aug 08, 2012
London: Olympic boxing's governing body (AIBA) is to consider extending its new professional league to include women after they made a stunning debut at the London Games, president Wu Ching-Kuo said on Tuesday. AIBA (The International Boxing Association) wants to stop losing fighters to the traditional professional ranks every four years and plans to offer fighters a living and another shot at Olympic gold via its own pro league. AIBA...
10:17 AM, Aug 08, 2012
Jamshedpur: Jharkhand boxing coach Ajit Kumar Singh on Tuesday said five-time world women boxing champion M C Mary Kom will prove a hard nut to crack for Great Britain's Nicola Adams when they lock horns in the semi-finals of the ongoing London Olympics on Wednesday. "I had been with her for over a month at a camp held in Patiala, where the 29-year-old Manipuri boxer was undergoing training for London...
11:20 PM, Aug 07, 2012
London: Vijender Singh's hopes of becoming a legend in Indian sports by winning medals in two successive Olympic Games went up in smoke on Monday as he failed to deliver the knockout punch to Abbos Atoev, his opponent from Uzbekistan, and thus bowed out of the 2012 London Olympics. In his quarter-final bout of the men's Middleweight category, Vijender, a bronze medal winner at the Beijing Olympic Games four years...
12:51 PM, Aug 07, 2012
London: Beijing bronze medallist Vijender Singhs London Olympics dreams got over after he lost to Uzbekistans Abbas Atoev in a 75kg quarterfinal bout late on Monday night. The Uzbek boxer won the the match 17-13. Both boxers were up to it in the first round as it ended 3-3. In the second round, the Uzbek took complete control. Vijender however gave him a left hook and got him rattled, but...
03:09 AM, Aug 07, 2012
London: MC Mary Kom assured herself at least of a bronze medal when she beat Tunisia's Maroua Rahali to reach the women's flyweight (51kg) semi-finals here on Monday. The five-time world champion thrashed her opponent 15-6 to ensure India its fourth medal in the London Olympics 2012. The 29-year-old won her bout having dominated from the start. She exhibited a great show in the ring, winning all four rounds to...
08:54 PM, Aug 06, 2012
London: India's Mary Kom put in another fine performance in the ring on Monday to assure India of another medal as she knocked aside Tunisia's Maroua Rahali, thereby moving into the womens flyweight (51kg) category semi-finals. The 29-year-old five-time world champion won her bout 15-6, having dominated from the start. She exhibited a great show in the ring, winning each four rounds to claim an unbeatable nine-point advantage. She has...
06:52 PM, Aug 06, 2012
London: India's hopes of boxer Vikas Krishan being restored to the Olympic Games competition after he was controversially eliminated on a protest by his American opponent were dashed when the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) rejected the country's appeal on Monday. The world's top sports tribunal ruled that the appeal was not maintainable as there was no provision to contest the decision of AIBA's Competition Jury which it said...
05:56 PM, Aug 06, 2012
London: After marking her Olympics debut with a hard-fought victory over Karolina Michalczuk of Poland, MC Mary Kom is just one step closer to assure another medal for India if she beats Maroua Rahali of Tunisia in Monday's quarter-final bout. The five-time world champion was quick with her footwork in her opening match on Sunday, and if she displays the same reflexes against Rahali, the Tunisian national champion, then it...
10:56 AM, Aug 06, 2012
London: India's medal aspirant M C Mary Kom today said her first round bout against Poland's Karolina Michalczuk in the Olympic Games was an "emotional" one as it was the fifth birthday of her twins Rechungvar and Khupneivarand. "It is an emotional moment for me as today is my sons' fifth birthday. I am not there to celebrate because I am fighting in the ring. I am looking forward to...
03:45 AM, Aug 06, 2012
Sunday was not just any other day for Mary Kom, the famed Indian boxer and mother of two. Not only did she mark her Olympics debut by beating Poland's Karolina Michalczuk to progress to the quarter-finals of the women's flyweight category (51 kg), the 29-year-old Manipuri also gave her twin sons Rechungvar and Khupneivarand a very special birthday present. To watch their mother on TV at the Olympics would have...
08:38 PM, Aug 05, 2012
London: India's Mary Kom marked her Olympics debut with a hard-fought 19-14 victory over Poland's Karolina Michalczuk to move into the women's flyweight (51kg) category quarter-finals, where she will meet Tunisia's Maroua Rahali. Mary Kom was quick with her footwork and also displayed fast hands, which the Polish boxer found hard to handle. The five-time world champion took the second and third rounds after the opening round was leveled 3-3,...
07:10 PM, Aug 05, 2012
London: The Indian boxing team has decided not to file a protest against the controversial pre-quarterfinal loss of boxer Manoj Kumar. The 64kg fighter came out of the ring and said he was cheated after the verdict went 20-16 in favour of his British opponent, Thomas Stalker, in a thrilling bout at the ExCel Arena here late last night. "It's a heartbreaking loss and the result was unfair but we...
04:14 PM, Aug 05, 2012
