KATHMANDU, April 10: Nepal has won a bronze medal in an international boxing tournament held in Phuket of Thailand.

Shahi bags Nepal’s third boxing gold

December 11, 2019 09:43 am

LALITPUR, Dec 10: Sanil Shahi clinched a gold medal on Tuesday to take the boxing medal tally to three on the final and concluding day of the 13th South Asian Games.

LALITPUR, Dec 10: Minu Gurung and Bhupendra Thapa Magar clinched gold medals on Monday ending Nepal’s twenty long years of wait for boxing glory.

KATHMANDU, Dec 9: Nepal's Minu Gurung has bagged a gold medal in women's boxing 54kg category at the ongoing 13th South Asian Games.

Chance to end 20-year wait for gold

December 9, 2019 09:03 am

LALITPUR, Dec 9: Nepal will have a chance to end the 20 years of excruciating wait for the boxing glory when nine  boxers go into the ring on Monday and Tuesday.

Three Nepali boxers into semifinals

December 7, 2019 06:33 am

LALITPUR, Dec 7: Sushil Thapa Magar, Sanil Shahi and Bhupendra Thapa advanced into the semifinals of the boxing competition at the 13th South Asian Games on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Nov 28: With the wait for a gold medal in boxing stretching back to the eighth edition of the South Asian Games (SAG), Nepal’s boxing coach expects the team to grab at least a couple medals when the country hosts the tournament for the third time in December.

Born to box

November 1, 2019 09:41 am

Max (Manohar) Basnet, 14 times national boxing champion, recently won an international boxing championship in Japan. He has devoted 15 years of his life to boxing already and even after all these years of struggle, he is still up for participating in one more international boxing championship, if it’s for a good cause.

A fitness center, Gymkhana organized ‘GymKhana Fight Night’ at its premise, Maharagunj on Friday. The night had three boxing and three Muay Thai fights in 60kg, 65kg and 70kg categories.

From his first-round knockdown punches to his tenacious 12th-round finish, Manny Pacquiao gave yet another one-sided thrashing to Father Time.

July 21: Manny Pacquiao beat defending champion Keith Thurman on a split points decision on Saturday to take the WBA Welterweight Super Championship at the end of an electrifying fight in Las Vegas.

Nepal winner with 20 gold medals

April 24, 2019 12:35 pm

PATNA, April 24: Nepal finished as a winner in the International Open Karate and Kick Boxing championship that concluded here Tuesday. Nepali athletes won 20 gold medals. In the event held at the Pataliputra Sports Complex in Patna, Nepal came first while India and Bangladesh came second and third respectively.

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Five corporate houses have announced their plan to sponsor for the Ganeshman Singh Memorial National Open Boxing Tournament, which starts from February 5.

In some ways, says Portuguese ex-boxer Jorge Pina, the loss of most of his sight was the making of him. "I didn't lose my sight, I just see things differently," he says.

LAS VEGAS, August 28: Floyd Mayweather did exactly what was expected of him when he outclassed mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor in their crossover bout on Saturday to secure a final victory in an illustrious career that ends with an unmatched 50-0 record.

School boxing training begins

July 25, 2017 03:00 am

KATHMANDU ,July 24): Nepal Boxing Association (NBA) started its school boxing program from Monday conducting training at GEMS School, Lalitpur.

KATHMANDU, May 30: Nepal Boxing Association (NBA), on Tuesday, has unveiled its calendar for the year 2017 which includes organizing tournaments to participating in the international events.

Boxing tournament from May 19

April 25, 2017 20:55 pm

KATHMANDU, April 25: Max Boxing Promotion (MBP) and Dancing Yak are jointly organizing the Cham of Champions, a boxing championship in Kathmandu from May 19 to 20. The competition will feature competitions in light weight (61 kg).

Army becomes boxing champion

December 30, 2016 08:24 am

JHAPA, Dec 30: Tribhuvan Army Club has become the champion in boxing event in the ongoing Seventh National Games winning a total of 11 gold, five silver and two bronze medals in both men’s and women’s category. Army, which had bagged 5 golds on Wednesday, added six on the last day of the event held in Jhapa.

Army dominates boxing ring

December 28, 2016 20:49 pm

JHAPA, Dec 28: Like other events of the Seventh National Games, pugilists of the departmental giant Tribhuvan Army Club dominated the ring winning five gold medals on Wednesday.

LONDON, Dec 3: Muhammad Ali's fight gloves and a box of cigars signed by the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro are among some of the highlights in an auction of memorabilia steeped in sporting history.

Boxing team off to Russia

November 13, 2016 21:20 pm

KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Four members of Nepali boxing team including two players and officials on Sunday left for St Petersburg, Russia to take part in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships.

KATHMANDU, July 14: A two-day boxing referee refreshers course was conducted in Hetauda on Thursday.

Nation-wide boxing from August 9

June 29, 2016 21:44 pm

KATHMANDU, June 29: Lalitpur District Boxing Association is set to hold the Fourth National and First Junior (Novic) Boxing Tournament from August 9 to 13 at the Satdobato Swimming Complex in Lalitpur.

Inter-club Open Boxing from July 28

June 21, 2016 01:30 am

KATHMANDU, June21: National Boxing Association is set to hold the First Inter-club Valley-wide Open Boxing Tournament at Lainchaur Table Tennis covered hall in Kathmandu from July 28 to August 1.