{{Short description|Governing body for boxing}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{more footnotes|date=March 2011}} {{Infobox sport governing body |name = The Boxing Federation of India |abbrev = BFI |logo = Boxing Federation of India.png |logosize = |sport = Boxing |caption = |jurisdiction = {{IND}} |founded = |aff = World Boxing |region = Asian Boxing |president = Ajay Singh |secretary = Pramod Kumar |url = https://boxingfederation.in/ |countryflag = IND }} '''Boxing Federation of India''' is the official national governing body for amateur boxing in India.<ref name="bfi" >{{Cite web|title=Delhi High Court upholds Boxing Federation of India as only recognised national body for boxing|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/delhi-high-court-upholds-boxing-federation-of-india-as-only-recognised-national-body-for-boxing|date=29 May 2019|access-date=27 May 2022|website=The Free Press Journal}}</ref> It is a member of World Boxing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boxing Federation of India agrees to join World Boxing|url=https://worldboxing.org/boxing-federation-of-india-agrees-to-join-world-boxing|website=World Boxing|access-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628231423/https://worldboxing.org/boxing-federation-of-india-agrees-to-join-world-boxing|archive-date=28 June 2024|language=en-gb|date=31 May 2024}}</ref> BFI is headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Office Bearers of BFIBoxing Federation of India |url=https://boxingfederation.in/office-bearers-of-bfi/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |language=en}}</ref>
==History== {{Unreferenced section|date=August 2021}} In 1925, the first governing body for boxing in India, Bombay Presidency Amateur Boxing Federation was formed in Mumbai.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Venkat |first=Rahul |date=2023-03-31 |title=History of boxing in India: From a staggered start to a global powerhouse |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-boxing-history-olympics-asian-games-commonwealth-games |website=www.olympics.com}}</ref> Mostly due to the efforts of H.V.Pointon, the President of the Bombay Presidency Amateur Boxing Federation (1944–48), Indian Amateur Boxing Federation was founded on 25 February 1949.<ref name=":0" /> Major F.G.Baker became the first secretary at the inaugural meeting at the Governor's Pavilion of the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai. Bombay (Mumbai) became the headquarters of the body. The first national championships were held at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai in March 1950.
Indian Boxing Federation was also known as Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) and was suspended by the International Amateur Boxing Association in 2014,<ref>[http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/boxing/item/200357-after-olympic-shame-now-indian-boxing-body-suspended Indian Boxing Federation suspended by International body, Sports Ministry asks for re-election]</ref> following which BFI was recognised as the recognised body.<ref name="bfi" />
==Background== The IBF comprises about {{formatnum:6000}} registered Indian boxers and it maintains records of their personal and professional details which includes their achievements, medals won and championships participated. Registration to the IBF and possessing an identity card are mandatory for each boxer for participating in any championship organized by it.
The Indian Boxing Federation records are fully digitized. Its website is updated on a daily basis. The facility for online display of the live score of each championship conducted by it is available on its website, which is also availed by all of its affiliated state federations, boards, and units. Its website also provides information about the affiliated state federations, all registered male and female boxers and officials, coaches, and its training centers.
In November 2011 Indian Boxing Federation offered Arash Hashemi of Las Vegas, an Iranian descent and a former member of the 1996 United States of America Boxing Federation to coach the Olympic team, Hashemi rejected the tempting offer saying, "I am an Iranian/American and love my country and people. Hashemi feared they might face an Iranian or an American opponent in major tournaments. Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu, the national coach for about two decades has decided to hang his boots after the London Olympics.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Boxing-coach-Sandhu-to-retire-after-London-Olympics/articleshow/14800368.cms| title= Boxing coach Sandhu to retire after London Olympics| date= 10 July 2012}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website}}
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