The Boxing Federation of India ( hi, बॉक्सिंग फेडरेशन ऑफ़ इंडिया) is the

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

n national governing body for amateur boxing for Olympic and is the India's member organization of the

International Amateur Boxing Association The International Boxing Association (IBA), previously known as the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), is an independent sport organization that sanctions amateur (Olympic-style) boxing matches and awards world and subordinate cha ...

(

AIBA The International Boxing Association (IBA), previously known as the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), is an independent sport organization that sanctions amateur (Olympic-style) boxing matches and awards world and subordinate cha ...

). It is headquartered in

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Ho ...

History

In 1925, the first governing body for boxing in India, Bombay Presidency Amateur Boxing Federation was formed in Mumbai. Mostly due to the efforts of H.V.Pointon, the President of the Bombay Presidency Amateur Boxing Federation (1944–48), Indian Amateur Boxing Federation was founded on February 25, 1949. Major F.G.Baker became the first secretary at the inaugural meeting at the Governor's Pavilion of the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai. Bombay (Mumbai) became the headquarters of the body. The first National Championships were held at the

Brabourne Stadium The Brabourne Stadium is a cricket ground in Mumbai in Western India, built in the British Bombay era. It was the home ground of the Mumbai men's and women's cricket teams. It can accommodate 50,000 people for sports matches. The ground is owne ...

in Mumbai in March 1950. Indian Boxing Federation was also known as Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) and was suspended by the

in 2014, following which BFI was recognised as the recognised body.

Overview & Championships

The IBF comprises about 6000 registered Indian boxers and it maintains records of their personal and professional details which includes their achievements, medals won and championships participated. Registration to the IBF and possessing an identity card is mandatory for each boxer for participating in any championship organized by it. The Indian Boxing Federation records are fully digitized. Its website is updated on a daily basis. Facility for online display of the live score of each championship conducted by it is available in its website, which is also availed by all of its affiliated state federations, boards and units. Its website also provides information about the affiliated state federations, all registered male and female boxers and officials, coaches and its training centers. In November 2011 Indian Boxing Federation offered Arash Hashemi of Las Vegas, an Iranian descent and a former member of 1996 United States of America Boxing Federation to coach the Olympic team, Hashemi rejected the tempting offer saying, "I am an Iranian/American and love my country and people. Hashemi feared they might face Iranian or an American opponents in major tournaments. Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu, national coach for about two decades has decided to hang his boots after the London Olympics.

References

External links

Boxing Federation of India official site
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