Boxing News

Arisa Tsubata juggles a brutal training regime in boxing gloves with long, irregular hours in surgical gloves at a hospital near Tokyo.

Dingko Singh, who is suffering from cancer since 2017, won the battle against coronavirus after over a month.

Roberto Duran was released from hospital on Thursday after being treated for coronavirus, the six-time boxing world champion announced via social media.

Vijender Singh is hopeful of getting back into the ring in the next three months after his US-based promoter restarted bouts earlier this month.

The BFI wanted to start the camp on June 10 originally but had been waiting to secure permissions from the state government and the Sports Authority of India.

Roberto Duran was knocked out four times, but did the same to his opponents 70 times, earning him the "Hands of Stone" nickname.

India's Olympic-bound boxers will have to wait for some more time before resuming training as the national federation's plan to restart the camp on June 10 in Patiala has been delayed because of administrative issues.

Mayweather Promotions chief executive Leonard Ellerbe said that George Floyd's family had accepted Floyd Mayweather's offer to pay for funeral services.

The BFI has nominated world bronze-winning trio of Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Simranjit Kaur (64kg) and Manish Kaushik (63kg) for the Arjuna awards.

Dingko Singh's COVID-19 test came negative when he left Delhi to head home but tested positive for the deadly virus after arriving in his home state.

Dingko Singh was flown to the national capital earlier this month to undergo radiation therapy and had returned to his home state Manipur after being diagnosed with jaundice once again.

Boxing Federation of India is facing are unlikely to resume camp training anytime soon as they grapple with a "few logistical concerns".

The Boxing Federation of India said that officials above 60 years of age won't be allowed inside competition arena owing to the COVID-19 threat.

Boxing Federation of India will be shelling out USD 120,000 by May 20 after being threatened with suspension by the International Boxing Association.

The BFI did not offer any immediate response to the latest salvo fired by AIBA and top officials declined to comment on the matter.

The Boxing Federation of India said there were procedural complications due to AIBA's failure to resolve issues regarding the payment account.

India lost the hosting rights after the national federation failed to pay the host fee, prompting the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to terminate the agreement signed in 2017.

Asian Games gold medallist, Dingko Singh along with his wife, Ngangom Babai Devi, were flown from Imphal to Delhi.