Indian boxers shine, enter Asian Championships quarters

Bantamweight boxer Shiva Thapa put up an impressive show against Chinese Taipei's Li Lin Yen to book his place in the quarter-finals of the Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan on Friday. With......

Satish Kumar joins three other Indians in semis of Asian boxing

Satish Kumar (+91kg) entered the semi-finals of the Asian Boxing Championships and booked a berth in the World Championships, even as two other Indians fell by the wayside on a bitter-sweet day for......

Asian Games: Bronze for Vikas, Satish; India end with 5 boxing medals

India's Satish Kumar (red) in action against Kazakh giant Ivan Dychko. Photograph: PTI Indian pugilists ended their campaign at the 17th Asian Games with five medals as Vikas Krishan and Satish......

Boxers safer without headgear, says AIBA chief

‘Commonwealth Games? No concussions. Asian Games? No concussions’ ‘By removing headgear, it has changed the way boxers and coaches prepare, it has changed tactics. Now you have to......

World boxing: Shiva, Manoj lose in quarters

It was a disappointing first session for Indian boxers in the World Championships quarter-finals, on Wednesday, as the seeded duo of Asian champion Shiva Thapa (56kg) and Commonwealth Games......