Thu. Mar 28th, 2024

The Asian Boxing Championship was to be held in India in November-December. However, it has been postponed to next year due to the on-going pandemic, as per the national federation’s Secretary General Jay Kowli.

The Asian Boxing Confederation’s (ASBC) Executive Committee online meeting on Monday finalised the decision.

“A postponement was proposed owing to the conditions prevailing because of the pandemic and it was accepted. India remains the host and the tournament will now happen in 2021,” Kowli said.

“The 2021 window for it will be discussed in the next EC meeting in November,” he added.

The last time India hosted the men’s Asian meet was in 1980 in Mumbai. It then conducted the women’s event in 2003 in Hisar. Last year, the tournament became a combined one for men and women.

“The ASBC decided that there is a possibility of just one event, probably in November in China, where only the top boxers can compete to keep the field small. But that is also just a proposal, it may or may not happen,” Kowli said.

However, a few boxers have assembled for a camp in Patiala. As of now, nine Indian boxers – five men and four women – have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.

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