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Asian Games: No boxing seedings means Nikhat Zareen & other Indian boxers face tough tests early on
September 24, 2023 12:13 am
A field that isn’t balanced by seedings has meant that in certain scenarios, top boxers face each other early in the tournament while in other scenarios, unheralded prospects get an easy pathway to the top.
Shiva Thapa, Lovlina in Indian boxing squad for Asian Championships
September 18, 2022 9:43 pm
The likes of reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen, three-time Asian Championship medallist Amit Panghal and Birmingham Commonwealth Games medallists Rohit Tokas and Sagar Ahlawat skipped the trials.
CWG boxing: Thapa outpunches Pakistan’s Baloch, sails into Round of 16
July 29, 2022 9:14 pm
The Indian boxer will next face Scotland’s Reese Lynch, who won the light-welterweight bronze at the 2021 World Championship.
Hungry for medals, Nikhat hopes boxers win 4 gold at CWG
July 08, 2022 5:29 pm
Newly-crowned world champion is confident of bagging gold for India in the upcoming CWG
Boxing World Championships: Shiva Thapa enters quarters
November 02, 2021 8:26 am
Monday night's victory was also revenge for Thapa, who had lost to Hamraoui at the Alexis Vastine Memorial Tournament in Nantes, France last year.
Shiva, Sanjeet, Hussamuddin one win away from world championship selection
September 20, 2021 6:20 pm
Gold medal winners from the championships will earn themselves a chance to represent the country at the world championships to be held in Serbia from October 24 to November 6
It felt like I beat the virus: Shiva Thapa talks about record 5th Asian medal
May 27, 2021 1:45 pm
The 27-year-old became the most successful Indian male boxer in the history of the tournament by advancing to the semifinals of the ongoing edition in Dubai. His first was a gold in 2013, followed by a bronze in 2015, a silver in 2017 and another bronze in 2019.
Asian Boxing: Shiva Thapa secures 5th successive medal, Hussamuddin goes down to world champ
May 26, 2021 7:46 am
Thapa prevailed 5-0 in a lop-sided clash to set up a showdown with defending champion and top seed Bakhodur Usmonov of Tajikistan.
Shiva Thapa, Pooja Rani enter finals of Olympic Test event
October 30, 2019 4:04 pm
Shiva Thapa (63kg) advanced to the final with a hard-fought triumph along with Pooja Rani (75kg) but two other Indians ended with bronze medals after losing their opening bouts at the Olympic Test event for boxing on Wednesday.
Shiva Thapa, six others enter semifinals of Olympic Test event for boxing
October 29, 2019 2:25 pm
Shiva Thapa (63kg) secured himself a medal at the Olympic Test event for boxing by winning his quarterfinal bout on Tuesday while six other Indians made the last-four stage without even stepping inside the ring.
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