Assam Amateur Boxing Association eyes International Academy in State

Our Sports Reporter

GUWAHATI: The Assam Amateur Boxing Association (AABA) has eyed to create an international Boxing Academy in the State. They also received support from the Boxing Federation of India for the proposed academy.

The secretary of the Assam Amateur Boxing Association Hemanta Kalita, who is also the secretary General of the Boxing Federation of India, today said the media, "Boxing has good potential in the State and we are very much interested to start an International Boxing Academy here. Boxing Federation of India is also interested and they even feel it would be a very nice move if we adopt boxing in the line of Odisha who are patronizing hockey.

He added: The Boxing Federation of India would formally place the request to the State Government on the proposed International Boxing Academy soon.

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