‘Indian boxers can get three medals at Olympics’
July 7th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 7 (IANS) Indian pugilists can win three medals at the London Olympics, said a top boxing referee from Goa who will attend the 2012 games as an observer.Speaking ... Read more...
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Madan Lal wins bronze in Benazir Bhutto boxing
December 29th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) India's Madan Lal settled for a bronze medal in the 2nd Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament in Islamabad going down 12:19 to Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Mumbai mall to host boxing match Friday
December 8th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) An international boxing match is scheduled to be held at a Mumbai mall Friday, an organiser said.Inorbit Mall in the Malad area of northwest Mumbai would ... Read more...
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Two Madhya Pradesh boxers in team for Azerbaijan Championship
December 6th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 5 (IANS) Two boxers from Madhya Pradesh have been selected in the Indian team for the Gulera Youth International Boxing Championship being held at Baku in Azerbaijan from ... Read more...
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Mike Tyson to attend Pakistan’s boxing event
November 29th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 29 (IANS) Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) president Doda Khan Bhutto Tuesday claimed that former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson would attend the opening ceremony of the second ... Read more...
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Mumbai Fighters name strong team for World Series Boxing
November 4th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) Mumbai Fighters Friday named a 17-member team for the World Series Boxing (WSB) series which also includes four foreigners.The team comprises the likes of Akhil Kumar, ... Read more...
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Watch out for colourful, compact ‘Bigg Boss 5′ house
September 30th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) The "Bigg Boss 5" house is bright and nice thanks to a riot of colours - green, fuschia, yellow and more - and, due to ... Read more...
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Santosh wins gold in President’s Cup
July 8th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Asian Games silver medallist V. Santosh Kumar (64kg) Friday defeated Malinin Alexander of Russia to win the gold in the 21st President's Cup International Boxing ... Read more...
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Bidhuri in semfinals of President’s Cup Boxing
July 5th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 5 (IANS) Gaurav Bidhuri (49 kg) entered the semifinals of the President's Cup International Boxing event here Tuesday and assured himself of at least a bronze while Santosh ... Read more...
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India off to decent start at President’s Cup Boxing
July 4th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 4 (IANS) India had a decent start to their campaign at the President's Cup International Boxing event with Gaurav Bidhuri (49kg) and Chhote Lal Yadav (56kg) winning their ... Read more...
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Akhil wants to retain Commonwealth Games title (Lead, superseding earlier story)
September 29th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Life has turned full circle for Akhil Kumar. Four years ago in Melbourne, he was only the second Indian boxer to win gold in the ... Read more...
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Boxer Akhil desperate to win a gold on home turf
September 29th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Life has turned full circle for Akhil Kumar. Four years ago in Melbourne, he was the first Indian boxer to win gold in the Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Punjab MP objects to ‘no-beard’ clause in boxing
April 23rd, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) Punjab MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal Friday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to get removed a new clause which bars bearded boxers from competing in ... Read more...
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Brit boxing champ Amir Khan vows to bring back international sports to Pak
January 8th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan. 8 (ANI): British boxing champion Amir Khan has vowed to bring international sports back to Pakistan, saying that he would try to convince English cricketers to tour the terror-hit ... Read more...
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British boxing ace Amir Khan to arrive Pakistan on Wednesday
January 6th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan. 6 (ANI): British boxing champion Amir Khan is arriving in Pakistan today(Wednesday) to participate in the concluding ceremony of the Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament.The Pakistani-origin boxer became the ... Read more...
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Women Boxing team determined to bring gold from Kazakistan
December 10th, 2009 - 11:17 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, Dec 10 (ANI): Ahead of the international boxing championship which starts on Sunday in Kazakistan, the women boxing team of India has trained itself at a camp held here.The women boxers ... Read more...
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Pakistan boxer caught with two ID cards
April 3rd, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Omar Khalid
Karachi, April 3 (IANS) Pakistan's boxing team captain Nadir Khan was offloaded from a Bangkok-bound flight here Friday for carrying two National Identity Cards (NICs) when he was on way ... Read more...
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