The last edition of Youth Boxing Nationals were held in June 2019 with Services Sports Control Board and Haryana emerging as the overall champions in men's and women's categories respectively.
Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar paid tribute to the former Indian boxer Dingko Singh by sharing a heartfelt note on Twitter.
He was 82 and had tragically lost his wife Santosh to ill-health about 10 days ago.
The boxer won his first professional bout against Ramos in a four round unanimous decision in the super welterweight category on Saturday.
The tournament was to be held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium from May 21 to 31 in the national capital, which is recording over 20,000 daily cases right now.
Babyrojisana Chanu (51kg), Arundhati Choudhary (69kg), Sanamacha Chanu (75kg), Ankit Narwal (64kg), Vishal Gupta (91kg), Bishwamitra Chongtham (49kg) and Sachin (56kg) assured themselves of at least a bronze by advancing to the last-four stage.
The winners, apart from Arundhati, were Akash Gorkha (60kg), Sumit (69kg) and Gitika (48kg).
A fortnight ago, 10 boxers, including men's chief coach CA Kuttappa, contacted the virus and were isolated.
Spinks won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight in 1978.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) had sanctioned a Europe tour for 16 elite Indian boxer for a period of 52 days from October to December.
Mike Tyson's exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr. scheduled for September 12 has been postponed.
The boxers are set to resume their training on Monday after the end of their self-isolation period.
Mike Tyson will meet four-division champion Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exhibition match on Sept. 12 at Dignity Health Sports Park.
While boxers were sent away to their respective homes before the first lockdown was declared on March 25, Nieva has been stuck at NIS for three months now.
Being a former awardee himself, Sandhu is entitled to recommend names for the national sports awards.
Panghal said that she was fine with attending the camp if necessary precautions are taken.
Boxing was not a sport that Satish was aware of for much of his years growing up. He joined the Indian Army in 2008 as a teenager and he credits the army for not only introducing him to the sport but for giving him a direction in life.
Nieva is currently in Patiala's National Institute of Sports, busy delivering lectures in online classes for coaches by the Sports Authority of India.
Mary Kom (51kg) also said her experience of over two decades will be her biggest weapon against younger opponents in Tokyo.
Vikas Krishan, a world and Asian medallist, was to take on Jordan's Zeyad Eashash in the summit clash but was forced to pull out because of an eye injury.
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