Boxing

Delhi-based Omaxe Ltd announced Monday that the realty firm's wholly owned subsidiary and SPV - Worldstreet Sports Center - will be developing India's first integrated multi sports facility consisting of an international cricket and football stadium, an indoor stadium along with a retail and hospitality hub spread across an area of 50.40 acres in Delhi's Dwarka area for around Rs 1,500 crore ($180 million). 

The cost of construction will be funded through internal accruals and the company is expecting a revenue of around Rs 2,500 crore through the sale of retail units. 

Jun 07, 2023 20:06
LAUSANNE: In a politically charged move that was pre-ordained, the necessary optics of due process notwithstanding, the executive board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Wednesday recommended to the IOC Session to withdraw recognition of the International Boxing Association (IBA), in accordance with Rule 3.7 of the Olympic Charter (OC).
Jun 02, 2023 15:06
PUMA, one of the world’s leading sports brands, has announced its official five-year sponsorship with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal FC, one of the world’s most decorated football clubs.  The groundbreaking partnership unites the two global giants as they come together to transform the country’s thriving and passionate football culture with dynamic new initiatives and products, a media release said.
May 19, 2023 11:05
HYDERABAD: The Telangana government has announced an award of Rs 20 million for world boxing champion, Nikhat Zareen, and assured the boxer that it would bear bear all expenses of training, coaching, transportation etc. for her to participate in the Olympic Games.
May 12, 2023 19:05
NEW DELHI: Cricket icon Virat Kohli admitted that breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 ODI centuries would be an emotional moment for him, whereas Indian football team skipper Sunil Chhetri revealed why he thought of giving up on football at the age of 17 as PUMA’s Let There Be Sport documentary series unfolds never-heard-before stories of India’s top sporting legends.
May 01, 2023 16:05
MUMBAI: Digital sports platform FanCode will livestream the ongoing IBA Men's Boxing World Championship from April 30-May 14.  While the opening ceremony took place on April 30, the preliminary rounds and quarterfinals kicked off Monday. 
Apr 26, 2023 18:04
The International Boxing Association (IBA) has filed an official complaint to the Boxing Independent Integrity Unit (BIIU) against the recently created US and UK-fronted World Boxing.  The case has been registered by the BIIU and "will be reviewed as soon as possible".
Apr 14, 2023 18:04
The International Boxing Association (IBA), already under the cosh from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over long-standing governance issues, now faces an existential threat after a group of boxing organisations, led by the US and UK, Wednesday launched a breakaway body - World Boxing.
Mar 29, 2023 19:03
LAUSANNE: The International Boxing Association has appointed Boxing Federation of India president Ajay Singh as an IBA vice-president.  IBA's board of directors confirmed the appointment at its meeting convened on March 25 in New Delhi on the sidelines of the recently concluded IBA Women's World Boxing Championships. 
Mar 16, 2023 17:03
NEW DELHI: The International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Boxing Championships got underway on Wednesday, with New Delhi welcoming participants and spectators at the opening ceremony.
Mar 15, 2023 17:03
MUMBAI: Neeraj Goyat returns to professional boxing against Jose Zepeda on the 25th of March in Guadalajara, Mexico.  A fighting purse of $120,000 (equivalent of over INR 1 crore) is up for grabs at this event. The event is promoted by one of the biggest professional boxing promoters, Golden Boy Promotions.