1st India Open International boxing tournament held at Delhi from 28th jan – 1st feb 2018

Last Updated on July 31, 2020 July 31, 2020

A new chapter of Indian boxing was written with the staging of the India Open for the first time ever. With 223 boxers from 22 different countries participating, the first edition of the India Open made history by offering $100,000 as prize money – the highest ever to be offered in the history of the sport. India fielded close to 80 boxers at the New Delhi event, making it a treat for the country’s boxing fans and finished with a staggering 40 medals out of which 8 were gold, led by boxing queen Mary Kom.