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The Indian boxing squad for the upcoming Asian Games has been officially announced,

For boxers on the continent, the first qualifying event for the Paris Olympics is the Asian Games, which are scheduled for later this year.

The 48-kg division was where Nitu, a 22-year-old grappler, defeated Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg of Mongolia to win the gold medal.

Bernard Dunne, the Indian boxing teams’ high performance director since last year, confirmed this at a press conference here at the IBA Boxing World Championships.

Nikhat Zareen (50kg) and Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) advanced to the final of the Women’s World Boxing Championships on Thursday with dominant semi final victories.

Nitu, who lost in the quarter-finals in the previous edition, started her campaign in the best way possible.

Over 300 boxers from 65 countries will compete in the 13th edition of the Women’s World Boxing Championship.

In January, India’s top wrestlers staged a protest against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment.

Boxer’s medal at the Strandja event validates his long pursuit as he looks ahead to the World Championships.

The already troubled International Boxing Federation was exacerbated by the invasion, as it is led by Russian official Umar Kremlev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin.

As part of its CSR initiative, the company will invest INR 30 crore over a three-year period to develop the sport in India.

The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has decided that there will be no trials to select the team for the World Championships this year, in a major policy shift.

Six-time world champion Mary Kom has announced that she will withdraw from this year’s women’s world boxing championships due to injury.

For nearly an hour the Elite Men’s National Boxing Championships in Hissar, Haryana on Wednesday plunged into chaos after the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Although a league and tournament will be established by the WBC, title belts may not be at stake.

Nikhat Zareen, the reigning world champion boxer, said on Saturday that her job was simply to land punches on her opponents inside the ring and make India proud.