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The Asian Boxing Championship would be held simultaneously for men and women for the first time since the first edition was held in Bangkok back in 1963. The 30th edition of Asia's premier Amateur boxing competition will be held later this year in the city of Bangkok from April 19 onwards.

The International Boxing Association is confident about the progress it has made in order to make boxing a part of next year's Olympics in Tokyo. The International Olympics committee is investigating the Amateur Boxing body as the latter has stopped preparations for boxing at the Olympics.

26-year old Indian boxer Vikas Krishan is scheduled to make his debut on the professional boxing circuit on January 18 in New York against native Steven Andrade. Krishan, who has won gold medals in the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, is also a World Championship bronze medallist.

CA Kuttappa has been named the Chief Coach of the Men’s National boxing team after the retirement of the former national coach S R Singh. In another development, Vikash Krishan Yadav has not been picked for the ongoing national boxing camp after he decided to turn to professional boxing.