Boxing
Six Boxers in Paris, a Hundred Names in Patiala: Where India's Real Boxing List Is Actually Written
From 48 to 51 Kilograms: The Olympic Weight Classes Kept Moving, and Indian Boxing Kept Paying
The Thirty-Minute Window: In Boxing, a Protest Never Reaches the Scorecard
Decided on the Scale: Indian Boxing's Real Opponent Is the Kilogram
Mary Kom's Six World Titles: System or Singularity? A Data Audit
Six Boxers in Paris, a Hundred Names in Patiala: Where India's Real Boxing List Is Actually WrittenNishant Dev lost a split decision to Mexico's Marco Verde in the 71kg...
From 48 to 51 Kilograms: The Olympic Weight Classes Kept Moving, and Indian Boxing Kept PayingNine days, ten weight classes, 277 boxers from 62 countries. I spent that...
The Thirty-Minute Window: In Boxing, a Protest Never Reaches the ScorecardA protest form circulates outside the ring at North Paris Arena. It has three...
Decided on the Scale: Indian Boxing's Real Opponent Is the KilogramIn the national camp hall in Patiala, the weighing scale is the first thing t...
Mary Kom's Six World Titles: System or Singularity? A Data AuditDecember 2026, New Delhi. Mary Kom won the 48kg final 5-0 to claim a sixth...
Six Quotas, Zero Medals: The Paris 2026 Bout Sheets and Indian Boxing's Uncounted LedgerAfter Paris, one sentence about Indian boxing kept appearing: six quotas, zer...
The Weight-Class Arithmetic: India's Boxing Pathway and the LA28 Quota VacuumParis, 31 July 2026. The bout sheet for the 75kg quarterfinal lay open in fro...
Six Boxers, Zero Medals: After Paris, the Real Question Is the Weight Class, Not the RingIn the last week of the Paris Olympics I was sitting in my room in Melbourne....
The Letter Missing From the Draw Sheet: Indian Boxing's Real Transfer WindowFebruary 2026, the Army Ordnance Corps Centre in Secunderabad, the Services...
The Empty Hall at Patiala: Indian Boxing's Year Without a QualifierOn a January morning at the SAI NIS hall in Patiala, the smell of resin and...