Olympians Akhil, Jitender start pro-careers with knock-outs

IMAGE: Akhil Kumar celebrates Beijing Olympic quarter-finalist Akhil Kumar made a perfect start to his professional career with a technical knock-out of Australia's Ty Gilchrist in the junior......

Akhil loses, Jai Bhagwan scores at World boxing

A recurring wrist injury marred Olympian Akhil Kumar's featherweight debut as he lost to Dominican Republic's Roberto Navarro Gonzalez. However, Jai Bhagwan brought some cheer to the Indian camp by......

SAF boxing team announced

A 10-member boxing squad will take part in the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games to be held in Colombo from August 18-28.The squad includes seasoned pugilists including Olympians Akhil Kumar,......

Akhil eyes Asian Championship

Back from a conditioning camp in South Africa after going up a division, Olympian boxer AkhilKumar on Monday said he will make his feather weight debut in the Asian Championship in June. The......

Akhil back to bantam weight catagory

The rejigging of weight categories by AIBA brings Akhil Kumar back to bantam weight but the transition that now pits him against his own protege Jitender Kumar is hardly a concern for the......