Sonia Lather, Mandeep Jangra in final; Shiva Thapa takes bronze at Ulaanbaatar Cup boxing tournament in Mongolia
World silver-medallist Sonia Lather (57kg) and Mandeep Jangra were among the finalists but Shiva Thapa (60kg) signed off with a bronze medal in a mixed first semifinal session for India at the Ulaanbaatar Cup boxing tournament in Mongolia Saturday.
Jun 23, 2018, 14:17 PM IST
Shiva Thapa, Gaurav Bhiduri out as Vikas Krishan makes cut in India's Commonwealth Games boxing squad
Three-time Asian medallist and 2015 world championship bronze-winner Shiva made way for national champion and India Open gold-medallist Manish Kaushik in the lightweight 60kg category.
Feb 28, 2018, 19:10 PM IST
India Open Boxing: Mary Kom in final, Shiva upstaged in semis
Mary Kom will face Philippine's Josie Gabuco, who sent second seed and local favourite Monika packing with a dominating performance.
Jan 31, 2018, 18:11 PM IST
India Open Boxing: Shiva Thapa, Sarita Devi enter semifinals
Most of the home favourites had a stellar day and look good to walk away with most of the medals.
Jan 30, 2018, 18:44 PM IST
Sumit Sangwan, Sarjubala Devi assured of medals, Shiva Thapa in India Open boxing quarters
Asian silver-medallist Sumit Sangwan (91kg) and world silver-medallist Sarjubala Devi (51kg) were among the four Indian boxers who assured themselves of medals after facile wins in the inaugural India Open tournament for men and women here on Monday.
Jan 29, 2018, 20:41 PM IST
A year of revival, Indian boxing finds its bearings again
From an unheralded Gaurav Bidhuri and the legendary MC Mary Kom to the well-established Shiva Thapa, and not to forget a bunch of teenaged women boxers – all of them scripted their little piece of history in a fairly successful 2017.
Dec 22, 2017, 15:57 PM IST
Visa issues force cancellation of Indian boxers' US training trip
The squad picked for the trip comprised those who participated at this year's World Championships in Hamburg, Germany.
Nov 26, 2017, 12:19 PM IST
National Boxing Championship: Shiva Thapa, Mandeep, Manoj Kumar storm into finals
India's top boxers Shiva Thapa, Manoj Kumar and Mandeep Jangra lived up to their billing and breezed into the finals of the second Elite Men's National Boxing Championship here at the Swarna Bharati Indoor Stadium on Sunday.
Oct 30, 2017, 12:01 PM IST
World Boxing Championship: Gaurav Bidhuri in quarters; unwell Shiva Thapa, Manoj Kumar bow out
Shiva, seeded fifth in the lightweight 60kg category, was to take on Georgia's Otar Eranosyan in his second-round bout after being given a first-round bye.
Aug 28, 2017, 22:32 PM IST
Indian boxers aim for bigger medal haul at World Championships
Placed joint 49th in the all-time medal count, India have a bronze each to show for from the 2009, 2011 and the 2015 World Championships.
Aug 24, 2017, 15:15 PM IST
Shiva Thapa, Manoj Kumar shine as India strike 5 golds at Czech boxing tourney
World Championships bronze-medallist Shiva Thapa (60kg), former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar (69kg), Amit Phangal (52kg), Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg) claimed gold medals after winning their respective summit clashes last night.
Jul 30, 2017, 11:43 AM IST
Shiva Thapa amongst four other Indian pugilists to enter semis of Czech boxing tourney
Shiva defeated local favourite Erik Huleiv in a unanimous verdict to enter the last-four stage last night.
Jul 27, 2017, 12:16 PM IST
Mary Kom denies making deriding remarks against fellow boxers
Reacting to a report that she had sought Thapa's removal from the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme and called Manoj overage, Mary Kom issued a statement to deny having made any such remarks at the meeting.
Jul 23, 2017, 19:19 PM IST
Asian Boxing Championships: Shiva Thapa, Sumit Sangwan settle for silver medals, 2 others lose box-offs
There was also some disappointment for India with Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg) and Manish Panwar (81kg) losing their box-off bouts for World Championship slots.
May 06, 2017, 23:49 PM IST
Asian Championships: Vikas Krishnan, Shiva Thapa enter semis; among 4 Indian boxers to qualify for World Championships
Sumit Sangwan (91kg) and Amit Phangal (49kg) were the other two Indian boxers to book medals as well as World Championship slots in the prestigious continental event.
May 03, 2017, 18:20 PM IST
Asian Boxing Championships: Fourth seed Shiva Thapa, Sumit Sangwan enter quarter-finals round
Both the boxers played the waiting game for a major part of the contest but the former Asian champion from India was a shade ahead of his rival in capitalising on the opportunities he got.
May 02, 2017, 18:50 PM IST
Four get seeding, byes for all Indians in Asian Boxing Championship
The tournament, featuring 179 boxers from 28 countries, is a qualifier for the August-September World Championships in Hamburg, Germany.
Apr 29, 2017, 18:29 PM IST
Manoj Kumar, Vikas Krishan, Shiva Thapa among 7 Indian boxers for Thailand International boxing tournament
The former Asian Games gold-medallist had been training there for the last three months. He has also dropped hints of turning professional by the end of this year.
Mar 12, 2017, 20:00 PM IST
I take responsibility for Rio boxing campaign: Coach Sandhu
In Rio, at least one medal was expected from the three who made the cut.
Aug 27, 2016, 17:44 PM IST
Girl power to the fore: PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik save India from drawing a blank in Rio Games
Three unassuming women became the redeemers for India at the Rio Olympics as the country concluded its campaign with some good, bad and ugly memories.
Aug 21, 2016, 22:51 PM IST