These sporting luminaries were not born with a silver spoon. What they had was a wealth of talent and gumption
Deepak went down fighting to two-time World Championships bronze medallist France's Bilal Bennama 3-4 split verdict in a close contest which went into bout review.
The quarterfinal wins mean the three pugilists will take home at least a bronze medal each.
Nishant was exposed to boxing at an early age, as his maternal uncle was a professional boxer in Germany. But it was after watching Manoj Kumar win the gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi that he decided to...
The 29-year-old from Nizamabad sustained a knee injury in his quarterfinal bout against J. Diaz Ibanez of Bulgaria.
Boxer Deontay Wilder was arrested by Los Angeles police on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon after his Rolls-Royce was stopped and searched by officers, authorities said.
Nishant's semifinal also went to bout review with the judges ruling in favour of the 2022 Asian champion and 2018 Asian Games silver medallist Aslanbek Shymbergenov of Kazakhstan.
There are no Olympic berths on offer but the Worlds will provide the pugilists with good preparation ahead of September's Asian Games, which is a qualifying event for the Paris Olympics.
Boxing officials from the United States and Great Britain formed a breakaway group on Thursday in an effort to keep the sport in the Olympics.
Six-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa and 2019 Asian Championships silver medallist Deepak Bhoria will headline the Indian squad for the upcoming...
In an open letter to IOC president Thomas Bach ahead of the global sports body's executive board meeting on Tuesday, IBA has said its competition officials...
With the Paris Olympics approaching, it augurs well that the Indian contingent matched its best performance in terms of gold medals.
Newly crowned world champion Nikhat Zareen is keen to use the experience gained in the recently concluded global event to qualify for the 2024 Olympics at the...
While, Nikhat upstaged two-time Asian champion Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Tam by a 5-0 verdict, Lovlina defeated Caitlin Parker of Australia 5-2 to win her maiden...
For someone who had faced taunts and tribulations, twists and turns, societal prejudice and sarcasm on a very difficult road to glory, Nikhat was caught in a...
Nikhat upstaged the two-time Asian champion Tam by a 5-0 verdict to take the light flyweight title in front of a packed home crowd at the KD Jadhav Indoor...
India's Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) and Saweety Boora (81kg) scripted history on Saturday as the duo were crowned world champions after notching contrasting wins at...
The members of the Russian contingent, however, cheered and applauded Demurchian after lodging their protest following the goof-up.
Nitu saw off Mongolia's Lutsaikhan Altansetseg 5-0 to the title in the minimum weight category (48kg), while Saweety became the light heavyweight (81kg) world...
Saweety made it two out of two for the hosts as she warded off a challenge from two-time medallist China's Wang Lina.
For selection to the Asian Games, the Boxing Federation of India's (BFI) policy states "Athletes who achieve Gold/Silver at World championships will be an...
Ghanghas put up a stupendous performance to see off Altansetseg 5-0 and claim the title for the minimum weight category in front of a packed crowd.
The four Indian boxers are assured of at least a silver after they pulled off thrilling victories in their respective semifinal bouts on Thursday.
Two-time Worlds bronze medallist Lovlina beat Li Qian of China by a 4-1 margin to book her maiden appearance in the final of the prestigious tournament....
While Nikhat out-punched Rio Olympics bronze medallist Ingrit Valencia of Colombia 5-0, Nitu eked out a 5-2 victory over Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan.
