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Women's National Boxing: Defending champions Minakshi, Anamika storm into finals

Greater Noida, March 26: Defending champions Minakshi and Anamika Hooda kept their title reigns intact, punching their way into the final of the 8th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championship with contrasting victories on Wednesday. Reigning Minimumweight (45-48kg) champion Minakshi (AIP) was unstoppable, overpowering Delhi’s Sanjana with a third-round RSC victory to book her place in the final.

Reigning champion Minakshi defeats Nitu Ghanghas in clash of titans in women's nationals

Greater Noida, March 24: Reigning Minimum weight (45-48kg) national champion Minakshi took a massive step toward defending her title, defeating Commonwealth and World Championships gold medallist Nitu Ghanghas in a high-stakes quarterfinal showdown at the 8th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship. Representing All India Police (AIP), the Asian Championships silver medallist edged out Nitu with a hard-fought 4:1 split decision, prevailing in a battle of elite contenders on Monday.

Elite Women's National Boxing C'ship: Nitu leads the charge with win

Greater Noida, March 23: World Champion and Arjuna Awardee Nitu Ghanghas (Haryana) delivered a statement performance on Day 2 of the 8th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship 2025 on Sunday, securing a dominant unanimous victory over Rajasthan's Anjali Choudhary in the Minimumweight category (45-48kg) to storm into the next round.

Elite Women's National Boxing Championship 2025: Railways' Anamika begins title defense with dominant win

Greater Noida, March 21: Reigning Lightfly champion Anamika Hooda began her title defense at the 8th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championship 2025 by knocking out Sikkim’s Prava Gajneer in Round 2. A BRICS Games 2024 gold medallist, the Railways boxer’s dominant start set the tone for a power-packed opening, witnessed by IOA President PT Usha, BFI President Ajay Singh, Indian cricketer RP Singh along with Olympic bronze medalist Vijender Singh, World Champion Nikhat Zareen, Olympians Sarita Devi and Manoj Kumar, UP Boxing Secretary Pramod Kumar and many other dignitaries were in attendance to witness the bouts

Sachin, Lakshya lead SSCB to semifinals of Men's Boxing Nationals

Bareilly, Jan 12: Former World Youth Champion Sachin Siwach and Asian Games representative Lakshya Chahar led a dominant charge by the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) on Day 5 of the Elite Men's National Boxing Championship, with the unit securing nine berths in the semifinals.

National Boxing Championship: Shiva Thapa, Sachin Siwach shine on Day 2

Bareilly, January 9: Shiva Thapa, the reigning Welterweight (60-65kg) champion from the previous edition, kicked off his title defence at the 8th Elite Men's National Boxing Championship with a commanding victory on the day two. Representing Assam, Thapa, who made history as the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics at London 2012, defeated Enayat Khan 5-0 in his opening bout, setting a strong tone for his campaign.

Govind Sahani kicks off 8th Elite Men's National Boxing Championship in Bareilly with win on Day 1

Bareilly, January 9: Govind Sahani, a silver medallist at the 2023 Strandja Memorial International Boxing Tournament and a member of the Indian contingent for the 2023 Men's World Boxing Championships, started his campaign at the 8th Elite Men's National Boxing Championship with a commanding win over Mohammad Aarif of Jammu & Kashmir on Tuesday, Day 1 of the tournament. Close to 300 boxers are battling for supremacy in the championship, representing their respective state units.