'Chaplus Must Be Thrown Out'

August 30, 2024 11:04

"We used to give these boxers a hammering in the ring and now they are teaching youngsters how to defend. Come on man.

"Things are not functioning properly. Nowadays, they only have observers and the boxers are selected on the basis of their scores, there are no trials to decide who is the best," Olympian Vijender Singh tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian in an exclusive interview. Read it here.

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