Asian boxing in April or May, says BFI chief

NEW DELHI: The postponed Asian Boxing C’ship, which India is scheduled to host, will be organised in either April or May this year, Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president Ajay Singh said on Wednesday after being re-elected to the post at the body’s AGM. The championship was to be originally held in Novemberdecember last year but was postponed owing to the disruption caused by Covid19. India last hosted the men’s Asian meet in 1980 at Mumbai before conducting the women’s event in 2003 in Hisar. The tournament became a combined event last year.