Indian boxers’ unparalleled performance at the just-concluded men’s world championship shows they are “closing in” on traditional powerhouses, High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva has asserted. According to Nieva, “clean punching” is what worked out well for the Indian boxers.

Indian women’s boxing coach, Raffaele Bergamasco, put stars like MC Mary Kom and Lovlina Borgohain under serious endurance training at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium as prep for the World Championships. The AIBA Women’s World Championships will be held in the city of Delhi from November 13.