MYAS, under Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) funding, will provide financial assistance to Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen, Preeti Pawar, Praveen Hooda and Lovlina Borgohain, along with two coaches and a physiotherapist, for a special foreign training camp in Turkey.
Indian boxer Nishant Dev continued his dominant show to enter the men's 71kg pre-quarterfinals of the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier after thrashing Georgia's Madiev Eskerkhan by a unanimous 5-0 margin in Busto Arsizio, Italy.
World Championships bronze medallist Nishant Dev started his campaign at the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier with an exciting 3-1 win against British boxer Lewis Richardson in Busto Arsizio, Italy
Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal put up a dominating show to enter the finals along with the four other Indian boxers at the 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria
"Dear Friends from the media, I haven't announced my retirement yet and I have been misquoted. I will personally come in front of the media whenever I want to announce it," Mary Kom said in a statement.
Junior boxers continued their fine form at the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships as 12 of them entered the finals after a stunning show in Yerevan, Armenia.
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain settled for a silver medal after losing the women's 75 kg category final bout against Chinese boxer Li Qian at the Asian Games on Wednesday
Indian boxer Preeti Pawar settled for a bronze medal after a hard-fought defeat against China's Yuan Chang in the 54kg Weight Category in the semi-final bout on Tuesday