Mike Tyson's match against Jake Paul was his first since his loss to Kevin McBride on June 11, 2005. Tyson lost the eight-round heavyweight exhibition match at the hands of Paul as judges scored the bout 80-72, 79-73, 79-73.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul came into the contest against the legendary Mike Tyson with an impressive win over Mike Perry by TKO6 (technical knockout). Notably, Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano to retain the undisputed junior championship before the clash between Tyson and Paul.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defeated China's Yang Liu 5-0 in the women's 66kg category to win her country's only second Gold in the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday. She was at the centre of the biggest controversy at the 33rd Summer Games but replied to her critics with a memorable gold.
Lovlina Borgohain suffered a defeat against the top-seeded Li Qian in the women's 75kg quarter-final to miss out on India's fourth medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday. She was India's only challenge left in boxing at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Imane Khelif will take on Hungary's Ann Luca Hamori in the quarterfinal of the 66-kilogram (145.5-pound) division at the Paris Olympics. The bout will be organised on Saturday, August 3, at around 8:52 PM IST.
Angela Carini abandoned her Round of 16 boxing match against Algeria's Imane Khelif after a suspected broken nose in just 46 seconds at the Paris Olympics 2024. Carini broke down saying that she took the right call by calling it off after the second punch after feeling that it wasn't going well.
The 26-year-old Indian boxer claimed a famous bronze in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and directly qualified for a round of 16 at the Paris Games 2024 in the women's 75kg category. Lovlina Borgohain was excellent with her early punches and dominated her opponent Hofstad Sunniva.
A total of six boxers will represent India at the Paris Olympics 2024 starting from July 26 and the draw for them has been finalized. India's medal hopefuls Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain have been handed tough draws while Nishant and Amit directly qualify for the round of 16.
Amit Panghal defeated China's Chuang Liu in the quarterfinals of the second World qualifiers to become the only second male Indian boxer after Nishant Dev to clinch the Paris Olympic Games 2024 qualification on Sunday.
Nishant Dev secured a 5-0 win in quarterfinals of the World Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament 2024 in Bangkok to confirm his qualification for the Paris Games but Ankushita Boro and Narender Berwal failed to impress.
"Bernard is out. We have called an executive meeting tomorrow, where we will assess everything. A call on Dmitry's future will also be taken in tomorrow's meeting. There will be no foreign coaches as of now. We will be looking at Indian coaches," BFI Secretary General Hemanta Kalita said.
Pakistan Amateur Boxing Federation confirmed the dvelopment on Tuesday (March 5). The boxer in question is Zohaib Rasheedwho had gone to Italy to take part in the Olympic qualifying tournament. An official complaint has been filed against him even as the police is on the lookout for him.
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"I will still try to do something relating to boxing. I May go to pro but don't know yet what I will do. I still have the spirit to play one to two years or even four years," Mary Kom, six-time world boxing champion, said on Wednesday.
India dominated various archery disciplines at the recently culminated 19th edition of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Deotale glistened brightly in Hangzhou and contributed predominantly to India's medal tally at the continental event.
The Indian contingent added nine medals on Day 10 of the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. There is an expectation of double those medals across various disciplines on Wednesday, October 4 with some of the top medal contenders taking part in their final events.
India added nine more medals to their tally in Asian Games 2023 on Day 10 with Parul Chaudhary and Annu Rani starring with Gold medals in women's 5000m race and javelin throw, respectively. The tally for India now stands at 69 as it finds on heels of scripting Asian Games history.
Indian contingent added five more medals to the tally on Saturday, September 30 including a couple of Gold medals in mixed doubles in tennis in the men's squash team event. The tally now stands at 38 with more in the offing on Sunday with the Badminton team headlining the medal events.
The Indian contingent added eight medals to its tally with shooting contributing five of them. India are now in 4th position on medal standings and will hope to add many more on Saturday with tennis and squash finals in the line-up. India's star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will begin her campaign.
India claimed their sixth Gold medal in Hangzhou Games 2022 after winning the men's 10m pistol event on Thursday, September 28. Roshibina Devi (wushu) and Anush Agarwalla (dressage) also managed to win medals in individual events on Day 5.
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