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American George Foreman, one of the great second acts in sports who reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title after coming out of retirement and became a celebrated product pitchman, died on Friday at age 76, his family said. “A humanitarian, an Olympian, and two time heavyweight champion of the world, He was deeply respected – a…
With several of the big names missing and others getting a direct entry into the knockout rounds, action on the opening day of the 8th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championships was more outside the ring than inside of it. Ajay Singh, the president of Boxing Federation of India, was flanked by current and former champions…
The upcoming Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections were “paused” on Friday by returning officer R. K. Gauba after the Delhi and Himachal Pradesh High Courts directed the body to reinstate names that were omitted from the electoral college owing to a March 7 directive by BFI president Ajay Singh. Singh wrote to Gauba on…
Boxing will feature at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after International Olympic Committee (IOC) members voted unanimously for its inclusion on Thursday. The sport had already passed one test when the IOC Executive Board on Monday recognised World Boxing as the federation to oversee the sport. It ends years of divisions over the way the…
The Delhi High Court has stayed Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president Ajay Singh’s March 7 circular, allowing only elected members of State units to take part in the federation’s elections on March 28, informed a source on Wednesday. Former Union Sports Minister and BJP Member of Parliament Anurag Thakur, representing the Himachal Pradesh Boxing…
Imane Khelif, who won Paris Olympics boxing gold amid a gender-eligibility row, is determined to defend her title at the 2028 Los Angeles Games and says she will not be intimidated by US President Donald Trump. Trump signed an executive order banning transgender women from female sports in the United States last month and called…
Hemanta Kumar Kalita, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) secretary general, and Digvijay Singh, treasurer of the sporting body, were on Tuesday suspended with immediate effect after the Sports Authority of India (SAI) filed a complaint against the duo with BFI president Ajay Singh for alleged financial irregularities and mismanagement of funds. Kalita’s nomination for…
The International Olympic Committee executive board on Monday recommended the inclusion of boxing in the Los Angeles 2028 summer Olympics, ending a years-long saga regarding the sport’s Olympic future. The IOC last month granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step towards the sport’s inclusion in the 2028 Olympics. “After the provisional recognition…
Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president Ajay Singh on Sunday asserted that the upcoming Women’s National Boxing Championship will proceed as scheduled, just a few hours after the federation’s secretary issued a notification stating that the tournament had been rescheduled. The national meet, which has been postponed multiple times since end of last year, is…
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will fight for a third time, returning to Madison Square Garden after staging the first women’s boxing match to headline the arena in the opener of their trilogy. The bout for Taylor’s undisputed super lightweight championship will take place July 11 and stream on Netflix, Most Valuable Promotions announced Thursday….
