President congratulates Mary Kom
August 10th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday congratulated Mary Kom on winning the bronze medal in women's boxing at 2012 London Olympics.
"I am extremely delighted to ... Read more...
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Mary creates history, Devendro misses out (Overall India Roundup)
August 9th, 2012 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) M.C. Mary Kom was India's lone medal-winning boxer at the Olympics after Laishram Devendro Singh went down fighting in his quarterfinal bout Wednesday night.Mary Kom ... Read more...
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Olympic boxing: Mary Kom wins a historic bronze (India Round-up)
August 9th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) India's M.C. Mary Kom scripted history by becoming the country's first woman boxer to win a medal at the Olympics when she finished with a ... Read more...
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PM congratulates Olympic medallist Mary Kom
August 8th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday congratulated M.C. Mary Kom on winning the bronze medal in women's boxing at 2012 London Olympics."I join the nation ... Read more...
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Olympic boxing: Mary Kom secures historic bronze (Second Lead)
August 8th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) India's M.C. Mary Kom created history Wednesday by becoming the country's first woman boxer to win a medal at the Olympics.Mary Kom, however, had to ... Read more...
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Olympic boxing: Mary Kom goes down fighting, takes bronze (Lead)
August 8th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) India's M.C. Mary Kom had to settle for the bronze as she went down fighting in her 51 kg semifinal bout to Britain's Nicola Adams ... Read more...
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Amir Khan beats Paul McCloskey to retain WBA title
April 17th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 17 (ANI): British Muslim boxer Amir Khan retained his WBA light-welterweight title with a controversial points decision over Paul McCloskey in Manchester's MEN Arena on Saturday.A clash of heads in ... Read more...
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British boxer Amir Khan to raise funds for Pakistan floods
January 23rd, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 23(ANI): World Boxing Association light-welterweight champion Amir Khan will host a charity dinner in his home town of Bolton on Sunday to raise money for rebuilding eight schools in Pakistan, ... Read more...
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Katie Price Aka Jordan’s $1 Million Not Enough To Buy Alex Reid’s Silence
January 17th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Katie Price also known as Jordan’s honeymoon with Alex Reid is over and now the lady wants her single status back. Jordan has offered the cross-dresser fighter $1 million to ... Read more...
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Amir Khan insists he’s not behind Jordan’s marriage split
January 16th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 16 (ANI): Boxer Amir Khan has dismissed claims that he is the reason for Katie Price's split from Alex Reid.The world champ came out punching yesterday and hit out ... Read more...
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Jordan’s ‘flirting with boxer Amir Khan caused marriage spilt’
January 13th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 13 (ANI): It's just a matter of time for Katie Price a.k.a Jordan and Alex Reid to announce their split officially.The Sun now reports that Jordan's flirting with British boxer ... Read more...
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Brit boxing ace Khan says he never tested positive for drugs
December 26th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 26 (ANI): Hitting out at drug rumours, Ace British boxer Amir Khan has said that he and Manny Pacquiao are completely clean.Khan's conditioning coach Alex Ariza claims Marcos Maidana's trainer ... Read more...
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WBA champ Amir Khan eyeing undefeated legend Mayweather’s mantle
December 15th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 15(ANI): British boxer Amir Khan, who has retained his WBA light-welterweight title by defeating Argentina's Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas, has said that he now wants American boxer Floyd Mayweather ... Read more...
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Katie Price’s night out with Amir Khan sparks marriage crisis rumours
December 13th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 13 (ANI): Glamour model Katie Price has sparked fresh marriage crisis rumours after heading to Las Vegas to watch boxer Amir Khan's fight and later joining him for dinner.The ... Read more...
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Brit boxer Amir Khan retains WBA light-welterweight title
December 12th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Las Vegas, Dec 12(ANI): British boxer Amir Khan has retained his WBA light-welterweight title with a superb points victory over Argentina's Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas.Khan floored his opponent with a body ... Read more...
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I will quit boxing in five years, says Brit boxer Amir Khan
October 8th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 8(ANI): British boxer Amir Khan has said that he will quit the sport in five years time, at the age of 28.The 23-year-old is the current WBA light-welterweight champion, and ... Read more...
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Amir Khan blasts authorities for stripping ‘down and out’ Hatton of licences
September 24th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 24(ANI): Brit boxer Amir Khan has accused the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) of being heartless for taking away former world light-welterweight champion Ricky Hatton's licences when he is ... Read more...
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Now, Katie Price angers Alex Reid over Amir Khan
September 23rd, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 23 (ANI): Katie Price has infuriated husband Alex Reid yet again by flirting with boxer Amir Khan.Amir invited Jordan to a boxing event in London. She sent him a kiss ... Read more...
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Cheryl Cole, Derek Hough romance is a “cover-up”, says Amir Khan
August 18th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 18 (ANI): Boxer Amir Khan has revealed that Cheryl Cole's romance with dancer pal Derek Hough is a trick to keep paparazzi at bay.Amir, 23 said that Cheryl confessed to ... Read more...
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Brit Muslim boxer Amir Khan to take up yoga
July 25th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 25 (ANI): WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan, 23, has said that he will take up the ancient discipline of yoga to develop his unused muscles.The Daily Express quoted a source, ... Read more...
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Brit Asian boxer Amir Khan angry at seven-month ring lay-off
July 22nd, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 22(ANI): WBA Light Welterweight Brit Asian champ Amir Khan has revealed his anger at being forced into a seven-month ring lay-off.Khan last fought when he stopped Paulie Malignaggi in May, ... Read more...
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Challenger Casamayor says he will knock out WBA champ Khan ‘dead’
June 4th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 4(ANI): Former WBA super-featherweight and lightweight champion Joel Casamayor has issued a death threat to British boxer Amir Khan.The threat comes ahead of the Casamayor-Khan fight for the WBA light-welterweight ... Read more...
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People see Brit boxer Amir Khan as a cash cow, claims his dad
May 18th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 18 (ANI): WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan has asked opponents to stop trying to gain monetary advantage from him by demanding inflated purses to get into the ring with him ... Read more...
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Brit Muslim boxer Amir Khan defends WBA light-welterweight title
May 17th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 17 (ANI): Brit Muslim pugilist Amir Khan stopped his New York challenger Paulie Maligaggi in the eleventh round to retain his WBA light welterweight title on Sunday.According to The ... Read more...
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De La Hoya insists Brit boxer Khan can join him in Hall of Fame
May 11th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 11 (ANI): Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya has said that British boxer Amir Khan is so good that he reminds him of a special boxer himself.De La Hoya, who ... Read more...
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Boxer Amir Khan wants to marry Cheryl Cole
May 3rd, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 03 (ANI): Boxer Amir Khan has admitted that he likes Cheryl Cole and wouldn't mind marrying her.
The world champ has slammed Cheryl's estranged husband Ashley Cole for cheating ... Read more...
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Boxing Champion Amir Khan Is A “Filthy Mind”
May 2nd, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Los Angeles , May 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Once you pull the strings, truth always fumbles out no matter how hard one tries to cover it up. This is exactly the ... Read more...
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Brit boxer Amir Khan to quit in 2015
April 25th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 25(ANI): WBA World light welterweight champion Amir Khan is planning to quit boxing in five years after beating American legend Floyd Mayweather Junior and Philippine Manny Pacquiao on his road ... Read more...
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Brit boxer Amir Khan is a superstar in making: De la Hoya
January 21st, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 21 (ANI): Former world champion Oscar de la Hoya, who has taken the boxing world by storm through his company, has said that Amir Khan will one day be the ... Read more...
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Brit Asian boxer Khan signs up with Golden Boy Promotions
January 18th, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.18 (ANI): Brit Asian boxer Amir Khan has stunned the boxing world by signing for Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.The shock move opens up the possibility of a ... Read more...
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`I am not a Woods, I have no time for girls,’ says Brit Asian boxer Amir Khan
December 16th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 16 (ANI): Brit-Asian boxer Amir Khan has said that he will be avoiding a repeat of golfer Tiger Woods' mistakes with women - despite stunners eager to chat him ... Read more...
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Most fighters will think twice about fighting me: Amir Khan
December 7th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 7(ANI): Brit Asian boxer Amir Khan, whose conquest of America began with a sensational 76-second knockout victory over New York-based Jewish boxer Dmitriy Salita, has said that he is ... Read more...
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Brit Asian boxer Khan knocks out New York-based Jewish opponent in 76 seconds
December 6th, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec.6 (ANI): Brit Asian boxer Amir Khan conquest of America began with a sensational 76-second knockout victory over New York-based Jewish Dmitriy Salita.Khan outclassed Salita thrice to retain his ... Read more...
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Amir Khan says he’d be a superstar in Britain if he were white
December 5th, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 4 (ANI): Olympic silver medallist boxer Amir Khan has revealed that he would have enjoyed greater stardom in Britain, had he been a White sportsman.Khan, who was portrayed as a ... Read more...
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Brit boxer Amir Khan hates his ‘kid-glow’ champion tag
November 23rd, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 23(ANI): WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan, has said that he wants to drop his image as a kid from the Athens Olympics and be recognized as a proper champion.Khan said ... Read more...
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