The IABF has been banned, both by AIBA and the Indian sports ministry, due to a faulty electoral process. Most of all, the boxers will suffer. ...
12:27 PM, Jan 17, 2013
London: Indian pugilist Jai Bhagwan crashed out of the London Olympics, bowing out in the pre-quarterfinals of the men's light weight category (60kg), here on Thursday. After starting on an impressive note, Bhagwan lost steam in the second and third rounds to go down 8-16 to Gani Zhailauov of Kazakhstan at the ExCel arena. Contrary to the final result, it was the 12th ranked Indian who started the bout on...
07:40 PM, Aug 02, 2012
London: The hype is increasing and so is the pressure as Indian boxers begin their pre-quarterfinal campaign in the Olympic Games with Vijender Singh (75kg) and Jai Bhagwan (60kg) taking on tricky opponents in their last-16 stage bouts on Thursday. Beijing Olympics bronze-medallist Vijender will be up against American Olympic Qualification Tournament gold-medallist Terrell Gausha of the United States. Bhagwan, on the other hand, will square off against Gani Zhailauov...
02:05 PM, Aug 01, 2012
After a scintillating show by Vijender Singh, the 2010 Common Wealth Gamed bronze medallist Jai Bhagwan defeated Andrique Allisop as the Indian boxing contingent revels. ...
10:15 PM, Jul 29, 2012
London: Indian boxer Jai Bhagwan produced a dominating performance to storm into the pre-quarterfinals of the lightweight (60kg) category in the Olympics, here on Sunday. Participating in his maiden Olympics at the age of 26, Bhagwan, was in complete control of the bout from the onset as he thrashed his opponent Andrique Allisop of Seychelles 18-8 in the opening round at the Excel arena. Bhagwan enjoyed a better reach because...
08:04 PM, Jul 29, 2012
London: Indian boxer Jai Bhagwan will begin his Olympic journey when he faces Andrique Allisop of Seychelles in the first round of the lightweight category (60 kg) at the Excel Arena here on Sunday. Bhagwan was the third Indian boxer to have qualified for the London Olympics at the 2011 World Championships, the first Olympic qualification tournament - a dream which was realised after two unsuccessful attempts and an eight-year-long...
06:14 PM, Jul 28, 2012
New Delhi: A late bloomer in the world of boxing, Jai Bhagwan took rapid strides to get to the pinnacle of sport in the country. In his first appearance at the Olympics, the 27-year-old feels he has nothing to lose and will be under no pressure. Bhagwan waited eight years to represent India, having missed the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Games. He finally fulfilled his dream at the World...
05:36 PM, Jul 26, 2012
The eight-member Indian boxing contingent left for London Olympics with hopes of rich medal haul. ...
09:51 PM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: His eight-year long dream to qualify for the Olympics realised after two unsuccessful attempts, Indian boxer Jai Bhagwan says the wait has made him hungrier than ever and he is keen to prove his worth at the upcoming London Games. Bhagwan, who missed the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Games, finally succeeded in getting a ticket to London after reaching the quarterfinals of the World Championship last year...
05:32 PM, Jul 12, 2012
As the Indian boxers are ready to pack a punch, CNN-IBN looks at how prepared they are to fetch India medals at the London Olympics. ...
01:03 PM, Jul 07, 2012
New Delhi: India's long-serving boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu expects two more of his wards to make the cut for London Olympics from the Asian qualifying event in April after four of them booked their berths in last year's World Championships. Four Indian boxers - L Devendro Singh (49kg), Jai Bhagwan (60kg), Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Vikas Krishan (69kg) - qualified for the Games by making the quarterfinals of the...
01:48 PM, Feb 13, 2012
A record number of them booked Olympic berths in the very first qualifying event as Indian boxers rounded off yet another superb year, holding out promise for more than one medal at the world's biggest sporting extravaganza next year. The year did not feature many big events but wherever they competed, Indian pugilists continued their ascending march in the international arena with commanding performances, the best of all being the...
10:07 PM, Dec 29, 2011
New Delhi: Teen Indian boxing sensation Vikas Krishan's dream run at the World Championships came to an end as he settled for a bronze medal after losing his welterweight (69kg) semi-final bout in Baku, Azerbaijan on Friday. Up against Ukraine's European Championship bronze-medallist Taras Shelestyuk, the 19-year-old Vikas went down 12-15. The Asian Games gold medallist thereby repeated the bronze-medal winning feat of Olympian Vijender Singh at the mega-event, but...
10:07 PM, Oct 07, 2011
New Delhi: Indian boxers packed a powerful punch as Commonwealth Games medallists Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Jai Bhagwan (60kg), along with rookie teen sensation L Devendro Singh, qualified for the London Olympics by advancing to the World Championships' quarter-finals with contrasting wins in Baku, Azerbaijan on Tuesday. While Manoj rallied to defeat China's Qing Hu 17-15, 19-year-old Devendro continued his giant-killing spree by beating seventh seed Carlos Quipo of Ecuador...
10:57 PM, Oct 04, 2011
New Delhi: Commonwealth Games bronze medal winner Jai Bhagwan (60kg) and rookie teen L Devendro Singh (49kg) inched closer to Olympic qualification by advancing to the pre-quarter-finals with thumping wins in their respective second-round bouts of the World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday. The 19-year-old Devendro pummelled Joselito Velazquez of Mexico 40-19 in what was biggest points win of the ongoing event till now. Jai, on the other...
10:42 PM, Oct 03, 2011
