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 [[Vijender Singh]] briefly reached World No.1 in the middleweight (75&nbsp;kg) category in 2009, when the [[International Amateur Boxing Association]] (AIBA) list was updated after the 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships held in [[Milan]], where he won India's first medal in an [[AIBA World Boxing Championships|AIBA-WBC]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Vijender becomes world number one - The Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/boxing/Vijender-becomes-world-number-one/articleshow/5067839.cms?referral=PM|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2015-05-04}}</ref> On 29th June 2015, Vijender Singh bid adieu to his amateur career by turning professional as he signed a multi-year agreement with [[Frank Warren (promoter)|Queensberry Promotions]] through the Indian company IOS Sports and Entertainment. This ruled him out of the 2016 Olympics as he was no longer eligible to represent India.
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In [[India]], the sport of [[boxing]] is governed by the Indian Boxing Federation. The majority of boxing in India occurs nationally and internationally as [[amateur boxing]], with only a few boxers opting to pursue [[professional boxing]]. This has been attributed to a lack of promotional companies, facilities, and revenue. However, India is a regular medal-holder at international tournaments including the [[Asian Games]] and [[Commonwealth Games]], and [[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]]. Boxing has been rising in popularity in certain states, particularly in [[Haryana]]. The [[Bhiwani Boxing Club]] in [[Bhiwani]], Haryana has produced medalists in various weight classes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Raja|first=Abhijit|title=Boxing: The Rise of 'Little Cuba' in Bhiwani, India|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/549380-boxing-the-rise-of-little-cuba-in-bhiwaniindia|access-date=2021-06-24|website=Bleacher Report|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=M|first=Hari Kishore|date=2021-06-02|title=Boxing from Bhiwani, India’s "mini-Cuba"|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/boxing/boxing-bhiwani-india-s-mini-cuba|access-date=2021-06-24|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us}}</ref>

== Notable boxers and boxing victories ==

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, [[Vijender Singh]] won a bronze medal in the middleweight boxing category, while [[Akhil Kumar]] and [[Jitender Kumar (flyweight boxer)|Jitender Kumar]] qualified for the quarterfinals. Akhil Kumar, Jitender Kumar, A.L. Lakra, and Dinesh Kumar each won a bronze medal at the 2008 World Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 2008 Summer Olympics Boxing Results - Beijing, China - ESPN|url = http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/results?discId=9|website = sports.espn.go.com|access-date = 2015-05-04}}</ref>

[[Vijender Singh]] briefly reached World No.1 in the middle weight (75 kg) category class in 2009, when the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) list was updated after 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships held in Milan, where he won India's first medal in an [[AIBA World Boxing Championships|AIBA-WBC]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Vijender becomes world number one - The Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/boxing/Vijender-becomes-world-number-one/articleshow/5067839.cms?referral=PM|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2015-05-04}}</ref> On 29 June 2015, Vijender Singh bid adieu to his amateur career by turning professional as he signed a multi-year agreement with [[Frank Warren (promoter)|Queensberry Promotions]] through IOS Sports and Entertainment. This ruled him out of 2016 Olympics as he no longer remained eligible to represent India.

India's [[Mary Kom]] is a six-time [[World Amateur Boxing Championships|World Amateur Boxing]] champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Magnificent Mary|url = http://iseeindia.com/2011/08/13/magnificent-mary/|website = I See India|access-date = 2015-05-04}}</ref> She also became the first Indian woman boxer to get a Gold Medal at the Asian Games during the [[2014 Asian Games]] at [[Incheon]], South Korea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/mc-mary-kom-delivers-first-boxing-gold-at-asian-games-2014/|title=MC Mary Kom delivers first boxing gold at Asian Games 2014|access-date=2015-05-04}}</ref>

Five Indian boxers, two male and three female, were among the world’s top three in [[International Boxing Association (amateur)|AIBA]] latest world rankings (March 1, 2014) in their respective categories. The rankings were as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+March 1, 2014 [[AIBA World Boxing Championships|AIBA]] Rankings<ref>{{Cite news|title = Five Indian boxers in AIBA top three|url = http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/five-indian-boxers-in-aiba-top-three/article5756665.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = March 6, 2014|access-date = 2015-05-04|issn = 0971-751X|first = Nandakumar|last = Marar}}</ref>
!Rank
!Name
!Weight Category
!Country
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|1
|Birzhan Zharypov
|46–48 kg - Men
|Kazakhstan
|-
|2
|David Ayrapetan
|46–48 kg - Men
|Russia
|-
|'''3'''
|'''[[Devendro Singh|L Devendro Singh]]'''
|'''46–48 kg - Men'''
|'''India'''
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|-
|1
|Robeisy Ramirez Carranza
|56 kg - Men
|Cuba
|-
|2
|John Michael Conlan
|56 kg - Men
|Ireland
|-
|'''3'''
|'''[[Shiva Thapa]]'''
|'''56 kg - Men'''
|'''India'''
|-
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|
|
|-
|1
|Josie Gabuco
|45–48 kg - Women
|Philippines
|-
|'''2'''
|'''[[Pinki Jangra]]'''
|'''45–48 kg - Women'''
|'''India'''
|-
|3
|Shiqi Xu
|45–48 kg - Women
|China
|-
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|
|-
|1
|Cancan Ren
|51 kg - Women
|China
|-
|2
|Nicola Adams
|51 kg - Women
|England
|-
|'''3'''
|'''[[Mary Kom|M C Mary Kom]]'''
|'''51 kg - Women'''
|'''India'''
|-
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|-
|1
|Yunfei Li
|81+ kg - Women
|China
|-
|2
|Lazzat Kungeibaevya
|81+ kg - Women
|Kazakhstan
|-
|'''3'''
|'''[[Kavita Chahal]]'''
|'''81+ kg - Women'''
|'''India'''
|}

In December, 2014, [[Indian Boxing Federation|Boxing India]] declared its 1st Elite Men's Nationals in Nagpur which were held from January 9 to 15,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/Mens-Boxing-Nationals-to-be-held-from-January-9/articleshow/45525862.cms | title=Men's Boxing Nationals to be held from January 9 | publisher=Timesofindia}}</ref> where boxers [[Satish Kumar (boxer)|Satish Kumar]], [[Manpreet Singh (boxer)|Manpreet Singh]], [[Sumit Sangwan]], Mrunal Bhosale won medals.<ref>{{cite web|title=1 st Elite Men’s National Boxing Championship|url=http://boxingindia.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1st-Elite-Mens-National-Boxing-Champrionship-Results.pdf|website=Boxing India|access-date=17 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614174834/http://boxingindia.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1st-Elite-Mens-National-Boxing-Champrionship-Results.pdf|archive-date=14 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
In 2014, [[Priyanka Chopra]] portrayed [[Mary Kom]] in an award winning [[Mary Kom (film)|biographical film about her life]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = MARY KOM {{!}} British Board of Film Classification|url = http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/mary-kom-2014|website = www.bbfc.co.uk|access-date = 2015-05-04}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Sport in India}}

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