Strandja Memorial

India Open Boxing 2019: Mary Kom enters final after beating Nikhat Zareen; all-Indian final in seven men's categories

Mary Kom overcame some stiff resistance to beat promising Nikhat Zareen in a split decision to enter the women's 51kg category final, while the men pugilists dominated the ring by making it an all-Indian gold-medal clash in seven categories.

Asiad 2018 gold medallist Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa among Indian boxers affected as AIBA rejigs Olympic divisions

Some of Indian boxing's most accomplished names such as Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa and Manish Kaushik will be moving to higher weight categories to sustain their Olympic dream as the sport's world body has scrapped their current divisions from the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament 2019: Nikhat Zareen, Meena Kumari Devi strike gold; Manju Rani settles for silver

Nikhat Zareen, a multiple-time national medallist, claimed a 5-0 win in the 51kg category finals against Filipino Irish Magno, while Devi got the better of Aira Villegas 3-2, also from the Philippines, in the bantamweight (54kg) summit clash.

Asian Games gold medallist boxer Amit Panghal gears up for new challenges as jump to new weight category looms

Post the triumph at the Asian Games, Panghal now faces a stiff challenge of making a successful jump to a higher weight category (52 kg) as his preferred 49 kg category is all set to get scrapped from the Tokyo Olympics.

Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament: Indian pugilists Vikas Krishan, Amit Panghal enter quarter-finals

Vikas (75kg), who is making a comeback after recovering from a hand injury, defeated Morocco's Amer Gnifid to make the last-eight stage, while Amit (49kg) won his last-16 bout, getting the better of Mauritian Sharvin Kumar.