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 01, 2020 14:06
MUMBAI: Baazi Games has extended and modified the brand ambassador role Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh has with the gaming platform.   Vijender, who has been associated with Baazi Games since 2018 as brand ambassador of PokerBaazi.com, has now been named the first-ever brand ambassador of sister site RummyBaazi.com. 
May 26, 2020 18:05
NEW DELHI: Top Indian athletes from India - Rohit Sharma, Hima Das, Nikhat Zareen, Manpreet Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Dipika Pallikal, Simranjit Kaur and Mirabai Chanu have come together to participate in world’s largest virtual sports event.
May 15, 2020 13:05
SINGAPORE: India’s Ankiti Bose, co-founder of fashion e-commerce platform Zilingo, Asian fight sports promotion ONE Championship (ONE) as one of the 12 guest CEOs on its ambitious reality show, The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition.  As the sports world takes a break due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, ONE will be foraying into reality content for the first time.
May 13, 2020 20:05
NEW DELHI: Resume non-contact sports like cricket and badminton behind closed doors, in few locations and with limited manpower, industry body FICCI suggested on Wednesday, as the Indian sports sector looks to get the wheels back in motion amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 07, 2020 13:05
MUMBAI: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) president Mohamed Moustahsane has ratcheted up the ogoing dispute with the Boxing Federation of India over undpaid dues, warning that BFI's recognition would be revoked if the matter is not resolved. 
Apr 30, 2020 19:04
NEW DELHI: After the Boxing Federation of India claimed that that the International Boxing Association "acted in haste" in taking away the 2021 men's world championship from the country for non-payment of host city fees, AIBA revealed that BFI has still not paid "almost two thirds" of the host city fees for conducting the 2018 women's world championship.
Apr 29, 2020 14:04
LAUSANNE: Losing patience with the national federation, world governing body AIBA on Tuesday handed over hosting rights for the 2021 Men’s World Boxing Championships to the Serbian capital of Belgrade. 
Apr 13, 2020 20:04
NEW DELHI: India will host the Asian Boxing Championships for men and women in November-December this year, the national federation revealed on Monday, expressing confidence that the COVID-19 pandemic will be well and truly under control by that time.
Apr 08, 2020 13:04
LAUSANNE: As part of the work of the “here we go” task force currently addressing the list of questions raised by the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) qualification task force has approved a series of amendments to the tokyo 2020 qualification system principles.
Mar 12, 2020 18:03
NEW DELHI: After a record nine Indian boxers qualified for the Tokyo Olympics 2020, the Boxing Federation of India president Ajay Singh on Wednesday said the number of quotas achieved in the first qualification event shows the potential our boxers possess.