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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Britain’s boxing government body has announced on Tuesday that its boxers will not participate at the women’s world championships, scheduled to be held in New Delhi next month. It took the decision citing concerns about the sport’s Olympic future.Boxing is not on the initial programme for the …

[ad_1] AMINGAON (Assam): “I was influenced by militants to move towards insurgency and transported weapons for them, but sports changed me and motivated me to work for the glory of my country,” champion boxer Laishram Sarita Devi said on Tuesday.Speaking at the ongoing Y20 summit here, Devi recollected the horror …

[ad_1] The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday raised the possibility of boxing being excluded from the 2024 Paris Games, saying its Russian-led world body showed it had “no real interest” in the sport or its athletes.The International Boxing Association (IBA) was stripped of involvement in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: World Championships medallists Nikhat Zareen and Manju Rani continued their good run in the 6th Women’s National Boxing Championships as they registered thumping 5-0 victories in their respective bouts to enter the quarter-finals of the tournament in Bhopal on Thursday.The reigning world champion Nikhat, representing Telangana, thrashed …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Simiso Buthelezi, Miracle Amaeze and Luis Quiñones are some of the talented boxers who have died this year as they pursued their sporting careers and chased dreams of world titles. It’s an accepted risk of the profession. A database first compiled by anti-boxing activist Manuel Velazquez and …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The 2023 edition of IBA‘s women’s World Boxing Championships will be hosted in the national capital from March 15 to 31. It will be the third time New Delhi will host the biennial event since its inception in 2001. The national capital has previously hosted the competition …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Youtuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul defeated legendary UFC champion Anderson Silva on points in front of a 14,000 strong crowd at the Desert Diamond Arena in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday. The fight lasted all eight rounds and Paul was awarded the win by a unanimous decision, sealing victory in …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Face-to-face for the promotional photoshoot, and the fight between Britain’s Savannah Marshall and the USA’s Claressa Shields has already begun. “I’ve got plenty of confidence,” Shields taunted Marshall as the camera flashed, “I came over here, come to America.” “No power though,” Marshall retorted. The two women, …