The article is about a boxer named Parveen Hooda and her journey from losing her bronze at the 2023 Asian Games and her Olympic quota spot to returning stronger than ever after a ban. The International Testing Agency had suspended her for 22 months, on account of three whereabouts failures committed by her. However, she […]

The two-time world champion boxer, Nikhat Zareen, recently returned from the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool. This event marked her first international outing post a year-long injury. Despite not bagging a medal, she is not disappointed but resolved. She made her international comeback at the championships after her second-round exit at the 2024 Paris Olympics. […]

In a significant development for Indian boxing, popular Swedish coach Santiago Nieva is poised to return to India as the head coach of the national women’s boxing team. Previously, Nieva served as the High Performance Director for the men’s team from 2017 to 2022, and now he is ready to guide the elite women boxers […]

The young Indian boxers made history in the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025 in Bahrain, with six of them reaching the finals. The finalists included five girls and one boy, and the country also clinched a bronze medal through Anant Deshmukh in the men’s 66 kg category. Among the girls, Khusi Chand (46 kg) shone […]

The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) investigative committee has reportedly found no evidence supporting boxer Lovlina Borgohain’s allegations of gender discrimination against the Boxing Federation of India executive director, Arun Malik. Despite clearing Malik of the charges, the committee suggested the adoption of a more “athlete-centric” approach by all national sports federations. Lovlina, a former middleweight […]

India had a historic night at the World Boxing Championships 2025 in Liverpool. Indian boxer Jaismine Lamboria won gold in the women’s 57kg category. She defeated Olympic silver medalist Julia Szeremeta of Poland in a gripping final. This achievement marks a milestone in the history of Indian boxing. In addition to Jaismine’s victory, another Indian […]

Minakshi Hooda punched her way into the World Boxing Championships final in Liverpool with the swagger of a seasoned champion on Saturday.The 24-year-old, who hails from the small village of Rurki in Haryana’s Rohtak district, outclassed Mongolia’s Lutsaikhany Altantsetseg — the 2023 World Championships silver medallist — registering a commanding 5-0 unanimous verdict in their […]

Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has tragically passed away at the age of 46. According to a Press Association report, Hatton’s lifeless body was found at his home in Hyde, Greater Manchester. The Greater Manchester Police confirmed that there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. They were alerted by a public individual and […]

India’s women boxers shone at the World Boxing Championships, winning four medals, including two gold, one silver, and one bronze. All the medals came from the women’s contingent, indicating the rising prominence of female boxers in India. Firstly, Minakshi Hooda, a 24-year-old from Rohtak’s Rurki village, secured the women’s 48 kg gold, defeating Kazakhstan’s seasoned […]

Jaismine Lamboria, a boxer from Team India, achieved a significant gold medal victory in the 57kg category at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool. This success story is especially remarkable considering that just a year prior, she experienced the disappointment of an early exit at the Paris Olympics. In the wake of her Paris Olympics […]