Boxer
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Vijender is an amateur, not in my league: Kerry Hope
Other Sports | Jun 26, 2016, 04:25 PM ISTFormer European champion and an experienced Australian boxer Kerry Hope has dared Indian knockout king Vijender Singh ahead of their WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight championship title
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In 'The Book', Muhammad Ali had funeral plans in exacting detail
Other Sports | Jun 08, 2016, 11:45 PM ISTLouisville: Muhammad Ali and his innermost circle started a document years ago that grew so thick they began calling it "The Book." Its contents will soon be revealed. In the pages, the boxing great planned
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Floyd Mayweather decisions Berto in last fight to remain unbeaten
Other Sports | Sep 13, 2015, 07:18 PM ISTLas Vegas: His career winding down to its final seconds, Floyd Mayweather Jr. took a victory lap around the ring, his fist raised in triumph.After 19 years of perfection in the ring, he deserved one
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Indian boxer Gaurav Bidhuri shines in WSB
Other Sports | Apr 29, 2015, 07:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian boxer Gaurav Bidhuri (52kg) has created quite a splash at the International Boxing Association's semi-professional World Series of Boxing, churning out three consecutive wins for his franchise Italia Thunder in the ongoing
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Mary Kom to be brand ambassador of Northeast
Other Sports | Mar 14, 2015, 03:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Olympic medal winning boxer MC Mary Kom is being appointed as the brand ambassador of the Northeast to showcase the potential of the region which offers Rs 2.4 trillion business opportunities across various
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Amir Khan to build boxing academy in Pakistan
Other Sports | Dec 29, 2014, 02:58 PM ISTLahore: Former Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan, a British boxer of Pakistani origin, announced that he will set up a boxing academy in Pakistan.On a visit to the Data Darbar Sunday, where he laid a
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Sarita finally gets her Asian Games bronze medal
Other Sports | Dec 10, 2014, 09:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Boxer Sarita Devi today finally received her Asian Games bronze medal which she had refused at the victory ceremony in Incheon under controversial circumstances with the Indian Olympic Association Secretary General Rajeev Mehta
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Mike Tyson says he was sexually abused as a child
Other Sports | Nov 01, 2014, 12:14 PM ISTLos Angeles: Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was sexually abused when he was seven years old by a stranger on the street, he told US radio.The 48-year-old former boxer said an adult male grabbed him."He
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I am sorry, won't do it again: Boxer Sarita Devi to AIBA
Other Sports | Oct 28, 2014, 09:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: A remorseful L Sarita Devi has pleaded with the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to lift the provisional suspension imposed on her for refusing to accept her bronze medal in the Asiad, saying that
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Boxer Devi suspended for Asian Games protest
Other Sports | Oct 22, 2014, 02:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sarita Devi has been provisionally suspended by boxing's international governing body for rejecting her Asian Games bronze medal at the podium following her controversial semifinal loss at Incheon. AIBA announced Wednesday it was
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Boxer Devendro and climber Poonam get Vishisht Seva Medal.
Other Sports | Mar 09, 2014, 10:08 AM ISTKolkata: Olympian boxer Naib Subedar Devendro Singh and Mount Everest summiteer Major Poonam Sangwan were Saturday presented the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) for their distinguished service at an investiture ceremony at the Eastern Army headquarters
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Australian boxer Mundine wins WBA title fight
Other Sports | Nov 28, 2013, 03:53 PM ISTSydney: Australian boxer Anthony Mundine scored a sixth-round technical knockout win over American superstar Shane Mosley in Wednesday's World Boxing Association (WBA) international title here, media reported.Mundine won the super welterweight title fight at the
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Know how India's famous boxer M C Mary Kom fought for her love
Other Sports | Dec 05, 2014, 11:48 AM ISTNew Delhi: Indian Olympian and five time world boxing champion, M C Mary Kom has been impressing everyone with her bouts in the ring since her debut in international boxing arena.Mary is very tough against
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Meet the 10 Boxing greats of all time
Other Sports | Dec 22, 2013, 06:52 AM ISTNew Delhi: No matter what sport a fan is following but he/she would never ignore a boxing game. Boxing has been one of the most electrifying sport.Back to back punches, Pin-Falls, strength, speed, reflexes, endurance,
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Boxer Mary Kom gets Rs 50 lakh cheque from MP govt
Other Sports | Aug 29, 2013, 05:03 PM ISTBhopal: Olympic bronze medal winner in boxing, M C Mary Kom was presented a cheque of Rs 50 lakh by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at a function held here.A total of 26 sportspersons
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National level boxer arrested in carjacking case
Other Sports | Jul 24, 2013, 09:51 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 24: A 21-year-old national level boxer was arrested from Gurgaon, Haryana, bordering the national capital, along with his cousin for a carjacking case, police said on Wednesday.Sumit Dahiya, the boxer, along with
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We took drugs for 'adventure': Ram Singh
Other Sports | Mar 11, 2013, 12:53 PM ISTFatehgarh Sahib (Punjab), Mar 11: Boxer Ram Singh, who is under detention in the multi-million dollar drug racket, has said that he and Olympics bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh had tried drugs, but just for
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Tyson to do cameo in 'Scary Movie 3'
Hollywood | Oct 03, 2012, 12:43 PM ISTLos Angeles, Oct 3: Boxer Mike Tyson has reportedly been roped in for a cameo appearance in "Scary Movie 3".The 46-year-old, who has done cameos in movies like "Hangover" and "Hangover II", will be soon
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Boxer Chavez Jr. tests positive for marijuana after Vegas bout
World | Sep 20, 2012, 05:26 PM ISTLas Vegas, Sep 20: Middleweight fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. could be stripped of his $3 million purse, depending on the explanation he offers to Nevada boxing regulators about a positive test for marijuana after
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Chavez Jr. tests positive for pot after Vegas bout
Other Sports | Sep 20, 2012, 09:03 AM ISTLas Vegas, Sep 20: A spokesman for boxing promotions company Top Rank Inc. says middleweight fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. tested positive for marijuana after his first professional loss last weekend in Las Vegas.Top Rank