Indian Men’s boxing contingent left for Tashkent, Uzbekistan in the early hours of Monday to participate in a 12-day-long multi-nation training camp prior to the 2023 IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships which is scheduled to be held in Tashkent from April 30- May 14 this year.
Six-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa and 2019 Asian Championships silver medallist Deepak Bhoria will headline the Indian squad for the showpiece event, as per a press release from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
The Tashkent Championships have already seen the registration of around 640 boxers from 104 countries including that of seven defending World Champions like Sofiane Oumiha from France, Japan’s Tomoya Tsuboi and Sewonrets Okazawa,
Loren Alfonso from Azerbaijan, Saken Bibossinov from Kazakhstan and Cuba’s Yoenlis Hernandez Martinez and Julio La Cruz. The gold medalists will walk away with prize money of USD 200,000. Silver medallists will be given USD 100,000, and both bronze medallists will be awarded USD 50,000 each. In six weight categories- 51kg, 57kg, 63.5kg, 71kg, 80kg and 92kg, two Indian boxers each will participate in the training camp as reserve boxers accompanying the main team.