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Boxing news: Indian boxers at World Boxing events, Olympic qualifiers and pro fights, with results and fight times.
Gunjan beat Algeria’s Bouthaina Bensalah 5-0 in the women’s 48kg final to win India’s first women’s boxing gold at the Youth Olympics. Earlier, Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei won the men’s 50kg title, giving India a historic double.
Manish Sharma, known as Half Engineer, slapped Rahim Pardesi during a face-off in Dubai ahead of their November 6 boxing match at Nikki Beach. Security separated the fighters after the incident.
BFI President Ajay Singh cannot contest World Boxing's Executive Board elections after his nomination was ruled ineligible on September 1. He will attend the Congress in Panama to vote, while a separate no-confidence move against him faces a High Court hearing on November 13.
India finished first at the 46th International Tammer Boxing Tournament in Tampere with 14 medals. Aarti Dhariyal, Ankushita Boro, Arundhati Chaudhary and Pawan Bartwal won gold.
Ankushita Boro won gold at the 46th International Tammer Tournament in Finland, beating Ella Thompstone 4-1 in the final. She also won her quarter-final and semi-final bouts by decision.
Five Indian boxers won at the Tammer Tournament in Tampere on October 31, while six lost. Jaismine Lamboria beat Finland's Anna Tyni 5-0 in the women's 57kg evening session.
A Boxing Federation of India faction, claiming support from 27 state units, met Union Minister of State for Sports Raksha Khadse in New Delhi on Wednesday to demand the removal of president Ajay Singh over alleged governance lapses.
Aditya beat Russia’s Islam Magomedov 4:1 to claim men’s 55kg gold at the World U-19 Boxing Championships in Budva, Montenegro. Megha Sheokand lost her women’s 80kg final 0:5 to Ekaterina Frolova of Russia, while Harshika and Prachi Tokas won bronze.
Aditya defeated Tommaso Orlando of Italy 5-0 on Saturday to secure India’s first men’s medal at the 2026 World Boxing U-19 Championships. He will face Nihat Gasimov of Azerbaijan in the semifinal.