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Indian woman boxer Mary Kom qualifies for London Olympics

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Five-time world champion M. C. Mary Kom (51kg) on Friday added another feather to her already crowded cap by becoming the only Indian woman boxer to qualify for the London Olympics despite being on th

One burden off, Vijender Singh ready to shoulder another

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The 'burden' of qualification off his back, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh is now gearing up to shoulder a fresh burden - the one of heightened expectations - when he appears in his third successive

Vijender qualifies for London Olympics, says he's back

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Vijender Singh (75kg) became the first Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games for a third successive time after reaching the semifinals of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan tod

India's women pugilists enter finals at 6th Asian Women Boxing Championship

India's women pugilists created history with as many as six of them making it to the title round in various categories, at the 6th Asian Women Boxing Championship at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Led by Ol

Boxing: Vitali Klitschko retains WBC heavyweight title

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Vitali Klitschko unanimously out-pointed Dereck Chisora for a 10th successive defence of his World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title in a stormy clash at the Olympiahalle on Saturday.

After bein

Boxing: Haye and Chisora come to blows in post-match brawl

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Vitali Klitschko looked on in shock as his beaten challenger Dereck Chisora brawled with fellow British boxer David Haye at a post fight press conference here on Saturday night.

The Ukrainian had jus

Boxing will get bigger after London Olympics: Vijender

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Star Indian pugilist Vijender Singh expects boxing to get bigger in the country after the London Olympics as he feels men in the ring will deliver more than one medal in the quadrennial extravaganza t

Mighty Joe Frazier didn’t get his due

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Joe Frazier who died on Monday after a brief battle with cancer is one of the unsung heroes in the history of boxing.

In popularity he was nowhere near Muhammad Ali, with whom he fought three epic b

‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier severely ill with cancer

Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, who earned boxing immortality after three epic fights with Muhammad Ali, is in hospice care with liver cancer, his manager said on Saturday.

"Smokin' Joe" Fra

Amandeep enters Asian Boxing Championships final

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Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Amandeep Singh (49kg) was the lone Indian boxer to reach the finals of the Asian Championships with a tough win over Asylbek Nazaraliev of Kyrgyzstan in the semifin

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Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.