{"id":33915,"date":"2017-03-15T14:05:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T14:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=33915"},"modified":"2017-03-15T14:05:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T14:05:16","slug":"india-to-have-pro-boxing-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=33915","title":{"rendered":"India to have pro boxing league"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-6079\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/boxing-gloves.jpg\" alt=\"boxing gloves\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/boxing-gloves.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/boxing-gloves-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>New Delhi: Indian boxing will soon join the professional league bandwagon with the first edition of the Pro Boxing India Championship (PBIC) scheduled to be held later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Organised by Royal Sports Promotions in association with the Asian Boxing Council, the event will see participation from boxers from several countries.<\/p>\n<p>To be held in the league format over a five-week period, the championship will see eight teams battling for the title and prize money of Rs.6 crore. The championship will offer a total of six titles for six weight categories.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 48 boxers will participate in the inaugural edition of the PBIC including 32 male and 16 female pugilists.<\/p>\n<p>Each team will have a mix of Indian origin and international boxers.<\/p>\n<p>The championship will be run under the norms of World Boxing Council and the winners of all six categories would be entitled to fight Asian titles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<a href=\"cricket-news\/44857-india-sri-lanka-bangladesh-triangular-series-in-2018#inscore_ifheight_xdc_1098\"> India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh triangular series in 2018<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;India has had a long history with boxing. The country has produced many world champions and Olympic medallists in the sport of boxing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We see a great potential in PBIC to bring talent from across the world in the ring and give professional boxing community a stage to showcase their prowess,&#8221; Asian Boxing Council Executive Secretary Kiate Sirigul said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-6079\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/boxing-gloves.jpg\" alt=\"boxing gloves\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/boxing-gloves.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/boxing-gloves-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>New Delhi: Indian boxing will soon join the professional league bandwagon with the first edition of the Pro Boxing India Championship (PBIC) scheduled to be held later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Organised by Royal Sports Promotions in association with the Asian Boxing Council, the event will see participation from boxers from several countries.<\/p>\n<p>To be held in the league format over a five-week period, the championship will see eight teams battling for the title and prize money of Rs.6 crore. 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