Boxing is enjoyed in India by the masses and that's the reason that despite the fact that India does not have any world class boxing player, Indian boxers are consistently winning medals in the international events. India's Mary Kom won the best boxer title in 2007, with continuous three titles. She has also won a bronze in London Olympics 2012.
Ever since, the Bombay Presidency Amateur Boxing Federation (BPABF) came into existence in 1925, Mumbai became the heartland of Indian amateur boxing and many championships of repute started being organized there on a regular basis. According to the experts, the constitution of Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) in 1949 would not have been possible without the role of the BPABF. Mr. H.V. Pointon, the ex-president of BPABF, who was a boxing enthusiast, was a great visionary as well. He was instrumental in the formation of Indian Amateur Boxing Federation during his tenor from 1944 to 1948 as president of BPABF. Mr. H.V. Pointon had to leave India after the British period was over, before IABF became fully functional in 1949.
Major F.G. Baker later handled the position of convener-secretary of IABF, when it was inaugurated. Mr. Oscar H. Brown, the then President of the BPABF was elected as the first president of the IABF during a crucial inaugural meet. The newly constituted IABF set up its first administrative office at Majestic Hotel in Bombay and Bombay city thus became the hub of its activities later on. The IABF decided to organize its first ever national championship at the Brabourne Stadium in Bombay, in 1950.
During the initial days of IABF, it was actively contributed by the Bengal Amateur Boxing Federation (BABF) as a major chunk of the excellent boxers during the time came from around Calcutta. However, BABF was not satisfied with the people at the helm of affairs at the inauguration of IABF, since BABF was not briefed or informed about the details of it. Earlier, IOA had assigned BABF the task of conducting the screening of the Indian boxing contingent in 1948 to represent India in London Olympics, 1948.
After the woman boxer MC Mary Kom from Manipur, India, successfully bagged bronze for the country in London Olympics 2012, a wave of cheerfulness and national pride swept across India. Though, the boxers in men's category could not come up to expectations, there are high hopes in the next Olympics from a few of them, especially Vijender, who lost narrowly to his rival due to the lack of tactical onslaught according to the new rules of scoring. Mary Kom also deserves more than what she got at London Olympics. The mother of two children, Mary Kom lost to British Nicola Adams, who is also world number two in 51kg category. Mary Kom was supposed to play in another weight category, which was not included in London Olympics.
List of Arjuna Award Winners in Boxing
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1961 | L. Buddy D' Souza |
| 1962 | Hav. P. Badadur Mal |
| 1966 | Hawa Singh |
| 1968 | Hav. Dennis Swamy |
| 1971 | Hav. Muniswamy Venu |
| 1972 | Hav. Chandranarayanan |
| 1973 | Hav. Mehatab Singh |
| 1977-78 | B.S. Thapa |
| 1978-79 | C.C. Machaiah |
| 1979-80 | B. Singh |
| 1980-81 | Issac Amaldas |
| 1981 | Hav. G. Manoharan |
| 1982 | Hav. Kaur Singh |
| 1983 | Jas Lal Pradhan |
| 1986 | Jai Pal Singh |
| 1987 | Seeva Jayaram |
| 1989 | Gopal Dewang |
| 1991 | D.S. Yadav |
| 1992 | Rajender Prasad |
| 1993 | Manoj Pingale |
| 1993 | Mukund Killekar |
| 1995 | V. Devarajan |
| 1996 | Raj Kumar Sangwan |
| 1998 | N.G. Dingko Singh |
| 1999 | Gurcharan Singh |
| 1999 | Jitender Kumar |
| 2002 | Mohammed Ali Qamar |
| 2003 | Ms. M C Marykom |
| 2005 | Akhil Kumar |
| 2006 | Vijender Kumar |
| 2008 | Verghese Johnson |
| 2009 | L. Sarita Devi |
| 2010 | Dinesh Kumar |
| 2011 | suranjoy singh |
| 2012 | Vikas Krishan |
Last Updated on 10/09/2012
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