The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has announced a prize purse of \u20b917.5 lakh to reward the 17 Indian boxers who brought home medals from the recent World Boxing Cup legs in Brazil and Kazakhstan. Each gold medallist will receive \u20b92 lakh, silver medallists \u20b91 lakh, and bronze winners \u20b950,000, as India builds momentum toward the World Boxing Cup Finals to be held here later this year.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes at a time when India\u2019s national core group continues high-intensity training at the Patiala camp in preparation for two key international events \u2014 the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool in September and, later, the World Boxing Cup Finals on home soil.<\/p>\n
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In a further boost to the development pipeline, the BFI has been approached by China to explore a strategic partnership spanning junior, sub-junior, and elite levels, including potential joint training camps and sparring exchanges.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the pugilists\u2019 success and the path forward, BFI president-chairman, Interim Committee, Ajay Singh, said: \u201cOur efforts are beginning to bear fruit. India has made a huge mark in the first two cups and our fifth in the world. It\u2019s a matter of pride. When you go to these championships, people come up to congratulate the contingent, to tell us what a great job India is doing in boxing. We have also been approached by China for a strategic relationship for boxing development, reflecting how highly the world is looking at Indian boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut this is just the beginning. There are many Mary Koms and Vijender Singhs out there; we must nurture them and ensure they\u2019re prepared to deliver at the biggest stages, including the Olympics,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The dual World Boxing Cup performance brought India a total of 17 medals, including 4 gold, with standout showings from Sakshi (54kg), Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) and Nupur (80+kg) in Astana, and Hitesh Gulia (70kg) in Brazil. Notably, both Hitesh and Abhinash Jamwal (65kg) secured medals at both events\u2014a gold and silver for Hitesh; two silvers for Abhinash\u2014underlining consistency across weight categories.<\/p>\n
In addition to the gold medallists, India\u2019s medal tally included silvers for Pooja Rani (80kg), Minakshi (48kg), Jugnoo (85kg), and Hitesh and Abhinash in Astana, while Sanju (60kg), Nikhil Dubey (75kg), and Narender (90+kg) earned bronze. From the Brazil leg, bronze medals were also secured by Jadumani Singh (50kg), Manish Rathore (55kg), Sachin Siwach (60kg), and Vishal (90kg).<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, India clinched a rich medal haul at the Asian Boxing U-15 and U-17 Championships, underscoring the strength of its talent pipeline. At the Thailand Open, India\u2019s second- and third-in-line boxers delivered silverware, showcasing bench strength across categories.<\/p>\n
Domestically, the recently concluded elite women\u2019s boxing tournament in Telangana offered high-quality exposure for top contenders and a platform to identify the next tier of national talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has announced a prize purse of \u20b917.5 lakh to reward the 17…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19021,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-19020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}