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Watching videos of Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson when he was 15 inspired Nishant Dev to become a pro boxer
April 02, 2025 9:10 am
23-year-old Paris Olympian Nishant Dev on challenges of making the switch and his teenage itch to turn professional
Factional fights, aggrieved athletes: In 10 years, about 770 sports cases in court; 200-plus governance related
March 17, 2025 8:37 am
According to data compiled by sports law experts, since 2015, approximately 770 lawsuits related to sports and sporting bodies are at different stages in the courts and central tribunals across the country. Of these, 462 are in High Courts and 22 in the Supreme Court.
Irish boxer John Cooney dies, a week after suffering injuries in a bout – 'Stark reminder of the dangers and sacrifices boxers put on the line'
February 09, 2025 1:41 pm
Cooney's fight with Howells was stopped in the ninth round. The 28-year-old subsequently underwent surgery after it was discovered he had an intracranial hemorrhage but died a week later.
Mike Tyson refuses to say he won't fight again after defeat to Jake Paul
November 17, 2024 12:01 am
There were also boos from the crowd at the stadium as Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson. The former heavyweight champion lost 80-72 on one judge's scorecard and 79-73 on the other two.
Strandja Memorial boxing: Nikhat Zareen goes down in close bout; Amit Panghal, Sachin clinch gold
February 12, 2024 8:09 am
It was a silver medal for the two-time world champion at the 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on Sunday as Nikhat (50kg) went down 2-3 against Uzbekistan’s Sabina Bobokulova
IBA Ordinary Congress: 'Olympics need boxing', says Kremlev; USA, Switzerland return to fold
December 10, 2023 7:25 am
For the first time in its 129-year history, the IOC kicked out a sports governing body from the Olympic family when it expelled the IBA in June after a four-year-long dispute over alleged financial instability, poor governance, and corruption in refereeing decisions.
Asian Games selections were biased, was made to feel unworthy in national camp, claims boxer Amit Panghal
July 22, 2023 11:49 pm
A former world number one, Panghal claimed that there is no transparency in the new evaluation system.
Sports court rejects IBA appeal to reverse stripping of its recognition; IOC condemns leadership language
June 21, 2023 7:50 am
The CAS decision comes after the IOC decided two weeks ago to strip the IBA of its recognition as the official international body for the sport over its failure to meet reform criteria.
Hussamuddin withdraws, Deepak Bhoria and Nishant Dev suffer close defeats in Boxing Worlds semis
May 13, 2023 7:08 am
Three Indian men had already made history by reaching the semi-finals of the IBA Boxing World Championships, making it the best-ever haul for the country at a single Worlds event
From spending most of 2022 out of boxing ring to World Championship medal, the story of Nishant Dev
May 12, 2023 8:18 pm
Nishant spent most of last year away from the sport after undergoing a surgery. He’d dislocated his right shoulder in 2010 after falling from the stairs. That injury returned to haunt him in 2022 as the rod that was put in his shoulder got infected.
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