Aiba World Boxing Championship News

Experienced pugilist Shiva Thapa defeated France's Lounes Hamraoui 4-1 in a nail-biting encounter to enter the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2021 AIBA Men's Boxing World Championships. The pugilist, who will lock horns with Turkey's Kerem Oezmen in the quarter-final, is one win away from a medal.

Indian boxers Rohit Mor and Akash Sangwan made it to the pre-quarters at the 2021 AIBA Men’s Boxing Championship, in a convincing manner. While debutant Rohit bear Alen Rahmic of Bosnia and Herzegovina by unanimous margin, Akash recorded a confident 4-1 victory against German Daniel Krotter.

Indian boxers’ unparalleled performance at the just-concluded men’s world championship shows they are “closing in” on traditional powerhouses, High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva has asserted. According to Nieva, “clean punching” is what worked out well for the Indian boxers.

Indian women’s boxing coach, Raffaele Bergamasco, put stars like MC Mary Kom and Lovlina Borgohain under serious endurance training at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium as prep for the World Championships. The AIBA Women’s World Championships will be held in the city of Delhi from November 13.

As many as 10 boxers, led by Olympic Bronze medallist MC Mary Kom, will represent India in the AIBA Women World Championships to be held in New Delhi this year. India had topped the medals tally with four gold, three silvers and one bronze medal last time when it hosted the event 12 years before.