Rio 2016: Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat one win away from booking a spot at Summer Olympics
So far, three Indian boxers -- Shiva Thapa (56kg), Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Vikas Krishan (75kg) -- have booked their tickets for the Olympics
Jul 05, 2016, 09:58 AM ISTI'm eagerly waiting to knockout Kerry Hope early: Vijender Singh
Vijender is currently training hard in Manchester under globally acclaimed trainer Lee Beard.
Jun 28, 2016, 13:15 PM ISTVijender Singh is an amateur, not in my league: Kerry Hope
Vijender has a huge fan following in India but Kerry said in any sport, athlete needs experience not support of crowd.
Jun 26, 2016, 17:55 PM ISTRio-bound boxer Manoj Kumar reaches out to PM Narendra Modi – Here's why
Manoj also expressed extreme gratitude towards his coach, Rajesh Kumar, who he labeled as his single source of motivation.
Jun 25, 2016, 17:19 PM ISTVikas Krishan, Manoj Kumar book Olympic berths in Baku
Kumar had lost to World Number 1 Tom Stalker of Great Britain during his pre-quarterfinal bout, that too in a controversial manner.
Jun 23, 2016, 18:09 PM ISTRio Olympics: IOC denies wild card entry to Mary Kom for quadrennial event
Mary (51kg), who was a bronze-medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, lost 0-2 to Germany’s Azize Nimani in second round bouts of the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Astana recently.
Jun 23, 2016, 09:26 AM ISTDevendro Singh in semis; Manoj Kumar, Sumit Sangwan enter Olympic Qualifiers
Manoj was the first to take the ring and he rallied to beat Ismetov in his pre-quarterfinal contest.
Jun 21, 2016, 18:33 PM ISTPro boxers who compete in Rio Olympics 2016 will lose titles: IBF
The IBF said non-title holders who compete at Rio would be removed from its ratings for one year.
Jun 21, 2016, 09:38 AM ISTDevendro Singh in quarters, Manoj Kumar in last-16 of Olympic Qualifiers
India have not sent any entry in the 56kg category as Shiva Thapa has already qualified for the Rio Games
Jun 20, 2016, 16:58 PM ISTAbhinav Bindra appeals to 'powers that be' to 'fix' Indian boxing mess
Indian boxing is currently run by an ad-hoc committee of the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Jun 19, 2016, 21:48 PM ISTSatish Kumar, Sumit Sangwan advance in World Olympic Qualifiers
India have not sent any entry in the 56kg category as Shiva Thapa has already qualified for the Rio Games.
Jun 18, 2016, 16:34 PM ISTIndian boxers make confident start at World Olympic Qualifiers
Asian Games gold-medallist Vikas Krishan (75kg) and Commonwealth Games silver-winner Laishram Devendro (49kg) were the only Indians to be seeded.
Jun 16, 2016, 22:41 PM IST2016 Rio Olympics: Nine-member Indian boxing team leaves for qualifiers in Baku
Only one Indian boxer — Shiva Thapa (56kg) — has qualified for the Olympics so far.
Jun 12, 2016, 18:47 PM ISTMuhammad Ali: Thousands bid farewell to 'The Greatest' boxer
The three-time heavyweight world champion died after a decades-long battle with Parkinson`s disease.
Jun 09, 2016, 23:37 PM ISTMuhammad Ali: All tickets for 'The Greatest' boxer's memorial service in Louisville handed out
Louisville, the largest city in the southern state of Kentucky and home to 600,000 people, will play host Thursday and Friday to a mass public celebration of Ali's life.
Jun 09, 2016, 12:51 PM ISTMuhammad Ali: Louisville plans boxing legend's funeral; Will Smith, Lennox Lewis to be pall bearers
The charismatic Ali, a dazzling fighter and outspoken civil rights activist who became one of the 20th century`s towering figures, died last Friday at age 74 after health problems complicated by a long battle with Parkinson`s disease.
Jun 07, 2016, 04:11 AM ISTOlympics 2016: Vijender Singh eager to represent India in Rio Games
At present, Shiva Thapa is the lone Indian boxer to have qualified for the Rio Games.
Jun 05, 2016, 10:43 AM ISTHILARIOUS! This is who Kerala's Sports Minister thinks Muhammad Ali was
Social media users had a field day thanks to this faux pas by Jayarajan.
Jun 05, 2016, 10:17 AM ISTBoxing legend Muhammad Ali's public funeral to be held in hometown
Ali died on Friday at age 74 after a 30-year battle with Parkinson`s disease.
Jun 05, 2016, 09:50 AM ISTWhen Rajiv Gandhi convinced Muhammad Ali to fight at Delhi’s National Stadium in 1980
This was a rare occasion when the partisan Indian crowd cheered on the outsider.
Jun 05, 2016, 09:38 AM IST