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India to host Asian Championship in Nov-Dec this year: Boxing federation

Boxing federation of India also expresses confidence that coronavirus pandemic will be well and truly under control by that time

India to host Asian Championship in Nov-Dec this year: Boxing federation
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The event is usually a biennial competition but has been held in consecutive years in the past.

BS Web Teamagencies New Delhi
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has said it will host the Asian Boxing Championships for men and women in November-December, factoring India would have controlled the coronavirus outbreak by then.
 
India last hosted the men's Asian meet back in 1980 in Mumbai, while it conducted the women's event in 2003 in Hisar. The tournament became a combined event for men and women in 2019.
 
"We were awarded the hosting rights in February after a meeting of the Asian Boxing Confederation. The tournament will be held in November-December and the host city will be finalised after things normalise," news