New Delhi: He rose from anonymity with a bronze in Beijing that was as good as gold for Indian boxing but set for an unprecedented third Olympic appearance, Vijender Singh wants to remain oblivious -- at least to the pressure that comes with being one of the country's biggest stars at the greatest sporting show on earth. The 25-year-old, incidentally also the nation's first medallist at the World Championships (a...
01:33 PM, Jul 06, 2012
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
New Delhi: Four years ago, they were the Olympic surprise package that fascinated the country but cut to 2012 London, Indian boxers are the ones to watch out for as they seek to better the one bronze medal feat that Vijender Singh scaled in Beijing. An unprecedented eight boxers -- seven men and for the first time a woman -- are headed to the British capital faced with sky-high expectations...
07:30 PM, Jul 04, 2012
Havana, Harlem, Haryana. There is a thread that runs through these centres of excellence in boxing. They are places where young boys can choose a career in crime if they want to, and they often do. Or, turn to boxing. Vijender Singh's one bronze medal in Beijing has changed the fortunes of an entire sport in India. At the very least, it dramatically transformed one town: Bhiwani. Or did Bhiwani...
12:42 PM, Jul 04, 2012
Boxing India's male boxing contingent is their large ever at the Olympics, with seven names featuring " Vijender Singh (75kg), Vikas Krishan (60kg), Shiva Thapa (56kg), Devendro Singh (49kg), Jai Bhagwan (60kg), Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Sumit Sangwan (81kg). Of the seven, at least three are serious medal contenders " Vikas, Shiva and Vijender. Vijender, who created history by winning bronze at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and thus becoming...
08:17 AM, Jul 04, 2012
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
New Delhi: Two months before the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games, a 16-year-old Indian jabbed, hooked and punched his way to a silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Shiva Thapa is now going to be the country's youngest boxer to compete at the Olympics in London. Thapa himself didn't imagine that things could happen so fast. The Guwahati-born pugilist had set his sights at the Rio Games...
05:11 PM, Jun 28, 2012
Think of Indian women's boxing and there is only one name that resonates " MC Mary Kom. Her achievements speak for themselves " five-time world champion " and the fact that Mary Kom will be India's sole female boxer at the London Olympics as the sport makes it debut at the quadrennial games is enough to inspire even a non-boxing fan to take notice. As a pioneer for women's boxing...
12:52 PM, Jun 24, 2012
Imphal: At a remote, hillside academy in the far-flung fringes of the country, one of India's best shots at an Olympic gold medal takes a breather from her own training to trade punches with some students. Mother-of-two Mary Kom, otherwise known here as 'Magnificent Mary,' is under all kinds of pressure while aiming, as she is, at winning one of the first Olympic medals ever awarded in women's boxing. A...
12:15 PM, Jun 21, 2012
New Delhi: Indian referee judges Kishen Narsi and Jay Kowli have been selected by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to officiate in the forthcoming Olympics. The London Olympics will feature the largest Indian boxing contingent in the history of the sport with eight -- seven men and a woman -- fighting their way into the Olympic selections. The Indian squad -- with names like Beijing Olympics bronze-medallist Vijender Singh and...
02:06 PM, Jun 13, 2012
SA will host NZ for two Tests, two ODIs and three T20s from December-January, followed by a series against Pak in February-March. ...
03:46 PM, Jun 05, 2012
London: The main accused in the murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Salford in Britain on December 26, 2011 pleaded guilty on Friday in a Manchester court. Kiaran Stapleton admitted to shooting 23-year-old Bidve in an unprovoked attack on the Boxing Day. Stapleton, 21, admitted to manslaughter at the Manchester Crown Court. He is expected to go on trial for murder. Lancaster University student Bidve was walking with friends...
03:57 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Boxer Mary Kom is happy to have secured her berth to London despite losing in the World Championships quarter-finals, and is now aiming for a medal in the 2012 Olympics. ...
08:45 PM, May 18, 2012
Qinhuangdao, China: Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom's Olympic ticket will be decided by fate now after she lost in the quarter-finals of the World Championships to world number two Nicola Adams on Wednesday. The five-time world champion will return empty-handed on the medal front for the first time since the event's inception in 2001, but she still has a chance of getting a London berth if Adams goes on...
06:55 PM, May 16, 2012
New Delhi: Star Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom (51kg) continued to make confident strides towards booking an Olympic berth by entering the World Championships' quarter-finals, but L Sarita Devi's fate hung in the balance after she lost a close last-16 bout in Qinhuangdao, China on Tuesday. Mary Kom defeated Norway's Marielle Hansen 18-6 to make the last-eight stage of the first and only qualifying event for women boxers, who...
05:31 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: India's L Sarita Devi (60kg) stunned defending champion and world number 2 Gulsum Tatar of Turkey to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the seventh World Women's Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, China on Monday and inch closer to qualifying for the London Olympics. Asian champion Sarita, who is competing in just her second international event after jumping two divisions, defeated Tatar 14-13 in a see-saw contest to continue her bid...
04:00 PM, May 14, 2012
Qinhuangdao: Asian Championship 2012 gold medallist Sarita Devi advanced to the next round in the 60 kg weight category by defeating Ayzanat Hajiyeva of Azerbaijan on points 27:11 at the seventh AIBA World Women Boxing Championships here. Compatriot Pooja Rani (75 kgs) bowed out with a 11:27 loss to Claressa Maria Shields of the US. It was not all plain sailing for Sarita as she was made to work hard...
05:34 PM, May 13, 2012
Qinhuangdao: India's female boxers made a strong start in the World Championships here with Mandakini Chanu (57kg) and Neetu Chahal (69kg) cruising into the second round after convincing wins. Chanu brought cheer to the Indian camp by comprehensively defeating Serbian boxer Bojana Ranic while Neetu defeated Hungary's European champion Bianka Nagy 22:6 here on Friday. Mandakini went on the relentless attacking mode against the Serbian boxer who was physically taller...
08:25 PM, May 12, 2012
