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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.
[[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.
==Medal table==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Competition
! Gold
! Silver
! Bronze
! Total
|-
|[[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|0
|0
|3
|3
|-
|[[AIBA World Boxing Championships|World Boxing Championships]]
|14
|9
|30
|53
|-
|[[Boxing at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|9
|17
|35
|61
|-
|[[Boxing at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|11
|13
|20
|44
|-
|[[Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|Asian Championships]]
|30
|46
|68
|144
|-
| Total || '''64''' || '''85''' || '''156''' || '''305'''
|-
|}
* updated till 5th August, 2024
==Notable Olympics performances==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Event !! Player !! Result
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]
|-
| [[Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight|Light heavyweight]] || [[Gurcharan Singh (boxer)|Gurcharan Singh]] || '''Quarter-finals'''
|-
|rowspan = "4"|[[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]
|-
| [[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Middleweight|Middleweight]] || '''[[Vijender Singh]]''' || style="background:#c96;" align=center|  {{bronze3}}
|-
| [[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Flyweight|Flyweight]] || [[Jitender Kumar (boxer, born 1988)|Jitender Kumar]] || '''Quarter-finals'''
|-
| [[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight|Bantamweight]] || [[Akhil Kumar]] || '''Quarter-finals'''
|-
|rowspan = "4"|[[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]]
|-
| [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's flyweight|Women's flyweight]] || '''[[Mary Kom]]''' || style="background:#c96;" align=center|  {{bronze3}}
|-
| [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light flyweight|Men's light flyweight]] || [[Devendro Singh]] || '''Quarter-finals'''
|-
| [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's middleweight|Men's middleweight]] || [[Vijender Singh]] || '''Quarter-finals'''
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]]
|-
| [[Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's middleweight|Men's middleweight]] || [[Vikas Krishan Yadav]] || '''Quarter-finals'''
|-
|rowspan = "4"|[[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]]
|-
| [[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's welterweight|Women's welterweight]] || '''[[Lovlina Borgohain]]''' || style="background:#c96;" align=center|  {{bronze3}}
|-
| [[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's middleweight|Women's middleweight]] || [[Pooja Rani]] || '''Quarter-finals'''
|-
| [[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's super heavyweight|Men's super heavyweight]] || [[Satish Kumar (boxer)|Satish Kumar]] || '''Quarter-finals'''
|-
|rowspan = "3"|[[Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]
|-
| [[Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 71 kg|Men's 71 kg]] || [[Nishant Dev]] || '''Quarter-finals'''
|-
| [[Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 75 kg|Women's 75 kg]] || [[Lovlina Borgohain]] || '''Quarter-finals'''
|}
==In popular culture==
In 2014, [[Priyanka Chopra]] portrayed [[Mary Kom]] in an award winning [[Mary Kom (film)|biographical film about her life]].
==See also==
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in boxing]]
* [[Indian Professional Boxing Association]]
* [[Boxing Federation of India]]
==External links==
* [https://www.ipbaboxing.com/ Indian Professional Boxing Association – Official Website]
* [https://boxingfederation.in/ Boxing Federation of India – Official Website]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Boxing in India|Boxing in India]]

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Boxing in India
CountryIndia
Governing bodyBoxing Federation of India and Indian Professional Boxing Association
National team(s)India

In India, the sport of boxing is governed by the Boxing Federation of India for amateur boxing and the Indian Professional Boxing Association for professional boxing. 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, Commonwealth Games and 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.[1][2]

Notable performances[edit | edit source]

Mary Kom is a six-time World Amateur Boxing champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each of the six world championships.[3] She also became the first Indian woman boxer to win a Gold Medal at the Asian Games during the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.[4]

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Vijender Singh won a bronze medal in the middleweight boxing category, while Akhil Kumar and 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.[5]

Vijender Singh briefly reached World No.1 in the middleweight (75 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-WBC.[6] On 29th June 2015, Vijender Singh bid adieu to his amateur career by turning professional as he signed a multi-year agreement with 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.

Medal table[edit | edit source]

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Total
Olympic Games 0 0 3 3
World Boxing Championships 14 9 30 53
Asian Games 9 17 35 61
Commonwealth Games 11 13 20 44
Asian Championships 30 46 68 144
Total 64 85 156 305
  • updated till 5th August, 2024

Notable Olympics performances[edit | edit source]

Year Event Player Result
2000
Light heavyweight Gurcharan Singh Quarter-finals
2008
Middleweight Vijender Singh 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Flyweight Jitender Kumar Quarter-finals
Bantamweight Akhil Kumar Quarter-finals
2012
Women's flyweight Mary Kom 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's light flyweight Devendro Singh Quarter-finals
Men's middleweight Vijender Singh Quarter-finals
2016
Men's middleweight Vikas Krishan Yadav Quarter-finals
2020
Women's welterweight Lovlina Borgohain 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's middleweight Pooja Rani Quarter-finals
Men's super heavyweight Satish Kumar Quarter-finals
2024
Men's 71 kg Nishant Dev Quarter-finals
Women's 75 kg Lovlina Borgohain Quarter-finals

In popular culture[edit | edit source]

In 2014, Priyanka Chopra portrayed Mary Kom in an award winning biographical film about her life.

See also[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Raja, Abhijit. "Boxing: The Rise of 'Little Cuba' in Bhiwani, India". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  2. ↑ M, Hari Kishore (2021-06-02). "Boxing from Bhiwani, India's "mini-Cuba"". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  3. ↑ "Magnificent Mary". I See India. Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  4. ↑ "MC Mary Kom delivers first boxing gold at Asian Games 2014". Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  5. ↑ "2008 Summer Olympics Boxing Results - Beijing, China - ESPN". ESPN. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  6. ↑ "Vijender becomes world number one - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
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