India participated in the 1948 London and 1952 Helsinki Olympic boxing competitions and then have participated at all the venues since 1972 Munich. It's only in 2008, that Vijender won the first medal for India in Boxing. However, India has ...

Boxing is the original combat sport. In the Ancient Olympic Games, long strips of leather were wrapped around boxers' fists. The fight continued until one man or the other went down or conceded. When the modern Games resumed in 1896, ...