National women's boxing championship to begin tomorrow

Country's top boxers will be vying for top honours when the third edition of women's national boxing championships begins at the JSW Sports-owned Inspire Institute of Sport here on Monday.

With close to 250 entries received from 31 states and institutions, pugilists will compete in all weight categories including 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, 75kg, 81kg and +81kg class.

The Inspire Institute of Sport, which will be hosting the women's national championship is heralded for its multispecialty facilities and is India's first privately-funded High-Performance Olympic Training Centre.

The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) had hosted a pre-Asian Games conditioning camp for its elite men and women's teams before the Asian Games and this will be the first time a national event of this magnitude will be held at this facility.

Talking on the importance of the nationals, BFI President Ajay Singh said, "The nationals are extremely important not just because champion boxers are ...