Boxing

Delhi-based Omaxe Ltd announced Monday that the realty firm's wholly owned subsidiary and SPV - Worldstreet Sports Center - will be developing India's first integrated multi sports facility consisting of an international cricket and football stadium, an indoor stadium along with a retail and hospitality hub spread across an area of 50.40 acres in Delhi's Dwarka area for around Rs 1,500 crore ($180 million). 

The cost of construction will be funded through internal accruals and the company is expecting a revenue of around Rs 2,500 crore through the sale of retail units. 

Dec 18, 2018 15:12
MUMBAI: Nestlé India Monday announced boxing champion MC Mary Kom and her husband Karong Onkholer Kom as brand ambassadors for the Swiss packaged food company's milk powder brand Everyday.  Both the ambassadors and  Nestlé Everyday have a passion to achieve excellence and continuously work towards delivering superior experiences, an official release states.
Dec 05, 2018 14:12
MUMBAI: For the first time ever, a sportsperson is challenging an actor’s domination at the top of the Forbes India Celebrity 100 List, which has usual suspect Salman Khan as THE man for the third year running.  
Dec 01, 2018 17:12
LAUSANNE: The executive board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Friday decided to initiate an inquiry into the International Boxing Association (AIBA).  This is the initiation of a procedure which can lead to the withdrawal of recognition for the world governing body of amateur boxing.
Nov 27, 2018 15:11
MUMBAI: India's boxing queen MC Mary Kom has extended her 10-year-old commercial relationship with IOS Sports & Entertainment, it was announced Tuesday. 'Magnificent Mary' created history Sunday by winning her sixth World title, tying the record held thus far by Cuba’s legendary Felix Savon as the boxer with the most AIBA world titles.
Nov 26, 2018 16:11
NEW DELHI: Manipur is awaiting the arrival of India's boxing queen MC Mary Kom from the capital, where she scripted a world record by becoming the first woman boxer to win six Gold medals at the Boxing World Championships, to honour her in a big way.
Nov 21, 2018 17:11
NEW DELHI: The Union government's decision to deny a visa to a boxer from Kosovo for the ongoing AIBA Women's World Championships, which is being hosted here, has elicited a strong response from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Nov 20, 2018 17:11
MUMBAI: Vijender Singh, the face of Indian professional boxing, has signed a multi-year agreement with Top Rank, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced on Tuesday. The development follows on from Top Rank confirming on 15th November that it had signed India's top amateur boxer Vikas “The Indian Tank” Krishan, to a multi-year promotional agreement. 
Nov 14, 2018 15:11
NEW DELHI: As many as 300 boxers under 10 weight categories from 73 countries will battle for top honours when the AIBA Womens World Boxing Championships starts at the IG Stadium here from Thursday.
Nov 14, 2018 14:11
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) believes that India runs the risk of losing out on hosting major international sporting events in future, if the lone boxer from Kosovo will not be allowed to compete at the upcoming AIBA Women's World Championships in the city, Press Trust of India reports.
Nov 05, 2018 14:11
MUMBAI: Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh was not elected to the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) Executive Committee (EC) after he was forced to skip the world body's Annual Congress in Moscow on Saturday owing to illness, Press Trust of India reports. Singh, also the co-founder of low-cost airline Spicejet, is currently a member of the Asian Boxing Confederation's EC.