Akhil Kumar Boxing

• CWG Boxing: Jai, Dilbag in semis; Akhil crashes out

  Asian silver medallist Jai Bhagwan (60kg) and nine-time national champion Dilbag Singh assured India of two more boxing medals but defending champion Akhil Kumar made a shock exit in the Commonwealth Games by advancing to the semifinals on Sunday.

• Vijender and Co. promise medal rush at Commonwealth Games

  Their punches have had such a resonance in the past two years that expectations are bound to be sky-high when Indian boxers, led by the effervescent Vijender Singh and the experienced Akhil Kumar, step into the ring aiming for at least half-a-dozen medals at the Commonwealth Games this October.

• IOS signs up Olympian boxer Akhil

  Beijing Olympics quarterfinalist and World Cup bronze medallist boxer Akhil Kumar has signed up with sports management firm Infinity Optimal Solutions.

• Akhil returns to bantam weight

  Within a few months of jumping a division to feather weight (57kg), Olympian Akhil Kumar will return to bantam weight (56kg) due to a rejig of the divisions by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).Akhil, whose debut in feather weight was marred by a wrist injury in the ongoing World Championships in Milan, will return to bantam weight as AIB...

• World Series of boxing not for the faint-hearted: Akhil

  Olympian pugilist Akhil Kumar says the AIBA World Series is not for the faint-hearted.