Asian Boxing Championship: Thapa, Devendro and Vikas reach semi-finals, qualify for Worlds
Fp Archives • 10 years agoDevendro (49kg), a silver-medallist from the previous edition of the event, out-punched Cornelis Kwangu Langu of Indonesia 3-0 in his quarterfinal bout.
World Championship berths at stake as Indian boxers leave for 'toughest ever' Asian Championships
Fp Archives • 10 years agoSeverely short of international exposure owing to the administrative mess, Indian boxers face the uphill task of ensuring not just medals but also World Championship berths when they take off on Sunday night for what would be the "toughest" Asian Championships ever starting August 26 in Bangkok.
Indians Devendro and Gaurav clinch World Series of Boxing contracts
Fp Archives • 11 years agoCommonwealth Games and Asian Championships silver-medallist Devendro will turn up for Poland Hussars in the World Series of Boxing.
Asian Games 2014: The growing tribe of the useless, corrupt Indian official
Ashishmagotra • 11 years agoWe should be just feeling sorry for Sarita, we should be ensuring that the official gets a bollocking that he remembers for the rest of his life.
Sarita and Devendro's losses remind us that fixing and boxing go hand in glove
Tariq • 11 years agoIn September 2011, the BBC claimed to have uncovered a money-for-boxing gold deal between AIBA and Azerbaijan.
Asian Games: Mary Kom in final, Sarita Devi robbed of gold medal chance
Fp Archives • 11 years agoIndia's L Sarita Devi (60kg) was robbed of a sure place in the women's 60kg boxing final when the verdict went in favour of her South Korean rival Jina Park in a bout the Indian dominated, after her senior teammate M C Mary Kom stormed into the gold medal round in the 51kg class at the Asian Games.
Boxing: Thapa bags gold as Devendro, Jangra win silver
Fpsports • 12 years ago19-year-old Thapa, making his second international appearance since the 2012 London Olympics – beat Malbekov Omurbek from Kyrgyzstan to make his place in the finals of the championship.
Three Indians in the hunt for gold at Asian Boxing Championships
Fp Archives • 12 years agoThe young Indian troika of L Devendro Singh (49kg), Shiva Thapa (56kg) and Mandeep Jangra (69kg) continued their fine form to enter the finals of the Asian Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan.
Manoj, Devendro in India boxing squad for Asian C'ships
Fp Archives • 12 years agoManoj will be seen in action in the 64kg division. The other recognisable faces in the squad are Olympians L Devendro Singh (49kg), who made the London Games quarterfinals last year, and Shiva Thapa (56kg).
Olympics: Devendro punches his way to a famous win
Fp Archives • 13 years agoA stunned Purevdorj, the 2009 World Champion, seemed to have run out of steam as Devendro just get throwing punch after punch.