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Nishant Dev Becomes First Indian Male Boxer To Secure Paris Olympics

Nishant Dev (71kg) became the first Indian male pugilist to secure a Paris Games quota when he reached the semifinals of the Boxing Olympic qualifiers on Friday. The world championships bronze medalist, who had narrowly missed on an Olympic berth in the previous qualifiers, earned the quota after defeating Vasile Cebotari of Moldova 5-0 in the quarterfinal which was a battle of the southpaws. It is India's fourth quota place with women boxers Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preet Pawar (54kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) having already secured their passage to Paris. The 71kg weight class had five quotas on offer. Dev, who has been dominant all tournament, was off to a flyer, landing sharp, accurate punches. The Indian was more composed and used his punches judiciously.

PB Mansion Sports Box Sukses Bina Bakat Bulutangkis Hingga Jadi Juara

Perkumpulan Bulu Tangkis (PB) Mansion Sports Box terus menunjukkan komitmen dan dedikasinya dalam mengembangkan bakat-bakat muda di dunia bulutangkis. Tercermin melalui program pembinaan yang intensif dan terstruktur, klub ini berhasil mencetak atlet-atlet berprestasi yang siap bersaing di kancah nasional maupun internasional.

Ankushita Boro Goes Down In Quarter-Finals Of Olympic Qualifiers

India's quest for booking a quota in the women's 60kg ended with Ankushita Boro 2-3 defeat against Agnes Alexiusson of Sweden in the quarter-finals of the Boxing World Olympic Qualifiers here on Friday. The 23-year-old Boro fought hard but her Swedish opponent, a former European Games bronze medallist, dug into her reservoir of experience to pip the Indian. Boro, a former youth world champion, was slow off the blocks, but managed to adapt toward the end of the first round, using straight jabs effectively. It was enough to convinced one judge.

India Parts Ways With International Boxing Association, Joins World Boxing

The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Friday parted ways with the suspended IBA and joined the breakaway World Boxing in a bid to counter the threat to the sport's Olympic future. The move comes months after the International Olympic Committee reiterated its threat to leave boxing out of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics if national federations continued to align themselves with the International Boxing Association (IBA). "It is absolutely vital to the stainability of boxing that it retains its Olympics status, so we are delighted to join World Boxing," BFI president Ajay Singh said in a press release.

Tyson's ulcer flare up forces Paul fight postponement

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul's hotly-anticipated fight is being pushed back from its July 20 date due to the former heavyweight champion's recent ulcer flare up, promoters said on Friday.

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Nishant Dev Becomes First Indian Male Boxer To Secure Paris Olympics

PB Mansion Sports Box Sukses Bina Bakat Bulutangkis Hingga Jadi Juara

Ankushita Boro Goes Down In Quarter-Finals Of Olympic Qualifiers

India Parts Ways With International Boxing Association, Joins World Boxing

Tyson's ulcer flare up forces Paul fight postponement

Negro Leagues Entering MLB Records Nice Gesture, But It's More Fantasy League Than Practical | Glenn Guilbeau

Mike Tyson's ulcer issue sees fight against Jake Paul postponed and Katie Taylor's bout with Amanda Serrano in major doubt

Tyson vs Paul POSTPONED as Iron Mike's 'medical incident' sees date axed for megafight