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File photo of Jaismine Lamboria© PTI Jaismine Lamboria will compete in the second Olympic boxing qualifiers in Thailand beginning May 24 after India was forced to surrender the women’s 57kg category quota for the Paris Games owing to holder Parveen Hooda’s international suspension for three whereabout failures in 12 months. Hooda was handed…

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In an unprecedented embarrassment for Indian boxing, the country will fight afresh for qualification in the women’s 57kg category after being forced to surrender the quota owing to holder Parveen Hooda’s international suspension for three whereabout failures in 12 months. Hooda was handed a 22-month suspension by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The…

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Yashwardhan Singh after win© BFI Astana (Kazakhstan): Indian boxers Aryan, Yashwardhan Singh, Priyanshu and Sahil marched into semifinals with confident wins at the Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024 in Astana on Wednesday. Aryan gave India a perfect start with a 5-0 unanimous decision win against Uzbekistan’s Juraev Shakarboy in the 51kg category. His…

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Professional boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr on Monday said he is eager to participate in an exhibition fight in India this year and the possibility of an opponent from the host nation cannot be ruled out. The 47-year-old former boxing champion boasts of a perfect 50-0 record in the professional circuit, which includes 27 knockouts….

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World Championships bronze medallist Nishant Dev gave India its first win at the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier, defeating Britain’s Lewis Richardson by a 3-1 split decision in the men’s 71kg category in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Nishant was aggressive right from the word go against the 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, and won the first…

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Lakshya Chahar in action© Twitter Reigning national champion Lakshya Chahar became the fourth Indian boxer to crash out in the opening round of the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifier in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Competing in the men’s 80kg event, Chahar was knocked out in the third round by 2021 Asian Championships silver medallist Gheshlaghi Meysam…

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Zohaib Rasheed stole money and went missing in Italy© X (Twitter) A Pakistani boxer has disappeared in Italy after stealing money from a teammate’s bag, the Pakistan Amateur Boxing Federation said on Tuesday. Zohaib Rasheed has gone to Italy to take part in an Olympic qualifying tournament. A senior official of the federation said they…

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