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Five boxers to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

Here are five boxers to watch when the Games kick off

Five Indian boxers book Olympic berths; enter semis of Asian qualifiers

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

Asian champion Pooja Rani (75kg) and the seasoned Vikas Krishan (69kg) became the first set of Indian boxers to qualify for this year's Tokyo Olympics by advancing to the semi-finals of the continental qualifiers, in Amma, on Sunday. While fourth-seeded Rani notched up a facile 5-0 win over Thailand's Pornnipa Chutee, Krishan endured a tough one against third-seeded Japanese Sewonrets Okazawa before also prevailing in a unanimous verdict against the Asian silver-medallist.