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SAI, World Boxing appoint independent observers for BFI elections

NEW DELHI: Acting on the Himachal Pradesh High Court's order, the government has appointed Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) deputy director general in the Khelo India division, Mayank Srivastava, as an ‘independent observer’ to scrutinise the conduct of the much-delayed Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections. World Boxing has also…

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Boxers won't miss any more tournaments, assures BFI president Ajay Singh

Boxing Federation of India's chief Ajay Singh announced on Thursday that boxers would soon resume participation in tournaments, with national camps recommencing and a fresh coaching team to be revealed.

The Times of India

Delhi HC stays Boxing Federation of India's directive against Anurag Thakur faction

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the Boxing Federation of India’s (BFI) March 7 directive – signed by its president Ajay Singh – that only bonafide and duly-elected members of BFI’s affiliated units are authorised to represent their respective states in the forthcoming elections, scheduled on March…

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Lovlina and other boxers from Assam being asked not to show up at senior Nationals, alleges boxing federation chief

NEW DELHI: Boxing Federation of India’s (BFI) senior women’s national championship has run into trouble. Due to the squabbling between officials preceding the sports body’s elections, the country’s premier female pugilists have been compelled to endure the consequences.

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Boxing Federation of India elections: Ajay Singh faces challenge from three others for president's post

Ajay Singh, the current Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president and SpiceJet Airlines chairman, will face competition from secretary general Hemanta Kalita and vice president Rajesh Bhandari in the BFI elections scheduled for March 28. There is also a fourth candidate for the post of president in the form of…

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Boxing Federation of India in internal dispute over hosting World Cup Final

NEW DELHI: Boxing Federation of India (BFI) is facing an internal turmoil over the top leadership’s decision to host the sport’s World Cup Final in Nov 2025, with several key officials alleging that the announcement was made unilaterally without either informing the executive committee or convening a General Body Meeting…

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Boxing Federation of India and HPD Dunne part ways, foreign coach Dmitruk to continue

BFI parts ways with Bernard Dunne, Indian boxers to train under Dmitrij Dmitruk, future coaching structure remains uncertain.

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Boxing Federation of India and HPD Bernard Dunne part ways, foreign coach Dmitruk to continue

NEW DELHI: Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Monday announced that it has parted ways with High-Performance Director Bernard Dunne, adding that the Indian team will continue to train under foreign coach Dmitrij Dmitruk.

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BFI to host elite multinational training camp ahead of Olympic qualification tournaments

NEW DELHI: In a major initiative ahead of 2024 Olympics, Boxing Federation of India, in collaboration with Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC), has begun an elite multinational training camp at Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in Patiala.

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‘Born to win’: India boxer Nikhat Zareen’s rise as world champion

Zareen is the second Indian after Mary Kom to win the world women’s boxing championship two years in a row.

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Produce evaluation forms of three boxers rejected for Women's World Championship: Delhi HC to BFI

NEW DELHI: Taking note of the seriousness of the matter, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) to produce the evaluation forms of three national champions Manju Rani, Shiksha Narwal and Poonam Poonia, who were rejected for the upcoming Women's World Boxing Championships.

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Women's World Championships: India's boxing federation writes to boycotting nations

NEW DELHI: With as many as nine countries set to boycott the upcoming Women's World Championship in the national capital, the Boxing Federation of India has written to the nations in order to open a dialogue and get them to reverse their decision.

The Times of India

Boxing Federation of India deeply mourns the demise of boxer Birju Sah

The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) mourned the demise of boxer Birju Sah, the first Indian boxer to win medals at both the Asian and Commonwealth Games, on Sunday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Rajesh Bhandari appointed boxing Task Force secretary for postponed Asian Games

NEW DELHI: Boxing Federation of India (BFI) vice president Rajesh Bhandari has been appointed as the secretary of the Task Force which will conduct the sport during the postponed Hangzhou Asian Games.

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New selection policy designed to give boxers more options: BFI secretary Hemanta Kalita

NEW DELHI: Describing the Boxing Federation of India's selection policy of holding trials over the next four months for big-ticket events as "transparent" and based on "equality", its secretary general Hemanta Kalita on Thursday said pugilists will have the opportunity to try their luck in more than one category.

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