: Boxing: Men’s national championships planned for mid-September, new weight classes to be included #IndiaNEWS The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) is planning to conduct the men’s national championships

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Boxing: Men’s national championships planned for mid-September, new weight classes to be included #IndiaNEWS
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) is planning to conduct the men’s national championships from September 15 to 22 at the Inspire Institute of Sports in Karnataka’s Bellary and is considering the possibility of allowing pugilists to compete with head guards at the event.The national championships could not be held last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.The upcoming event will also be competed in the new weight categories introduced by the International Boxing Association last month. The revised weight divisions for men, after being increased from 10 to 13, are 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63.5kg, 67kg, 71kg, 75kg, 80kg, 86kg, 92kg, and +92kg.Men’s amateur boxing did away with head guards in 2013 after the AIBA medical commission, after a research study, concluded that removing the gear “may reduce the already small risk of acute brain injury in amateur boxing.�The AIBA events and Olympic competitions do not feature head guards but national associations are free to conduct their tournaments with or without the protective gear.“There is an executive committee meeting on September 3 where this will be discussed and if there is consensus, we will allow boxers to wear head guards during the championships,� BFI Secretary General Hemanta Kalita told PTI.“The AIBA gives national federations the...Read more

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