Indian boxer Amit Panghal became the first Indian player to reach the World Championship final. In the semi-final game he knocked out Kazakhstan’s Saken Bibossinov with points 3-2. He will face Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov on Saturday. Zoirov defeated Frenchman Billal Bennama in his semifinal showdown.

There's big news coming from the boxing ring. Mary Kom, the five-time world champion reaches the semi-finals of the Women's World Boxing Championships. Indeed, she is creating history.

Filmmaker Omung Kumar, who stepped into the director's shoes with film "Mary Kom"- a biopic on MC Mary Kom, became nostalgic as the film will complete four years on Wednesday. He says that the story of real-life boxing champion inspired him personally.

Actor Shahid Kapoor has been confirmed to play the character of former boxing champion and Asian Games gold medallist Dingko Singh alive on celluloid. But, there are people who are not happy with the news and want someone from North East to play the character.

India's Rajesh Kumar will defend his WBC World Youth Lightweight title against African boxer Bright Ayala at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex here on September 15.

The 10-member boxing squad along with its support staff were given a warm send-off by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) here on Tuesday. The dignitaries present on the occasion included DG Sports Authority of India (SAI) Neelam Kapoor, BFI President Ajay Singh, Cdr. Rajgopalan, CO, TOPS and India's team manager and veteran BFI member Nirwan Mukherjee along with other senior officials from the Sports Authority, according to a statement. The pugilists with memorable outings in Germany, including their participation in the Chemistry Cup, were upbeat after their exposure trips and participation in a string of top notch international tournaments ahead of the Games. "Our boxers have really worked hard, put in months of effort and are battle-ready for the Asian Games. I am confident of a good show by them and hope we can contribute handsomely to India's medal tally," said Ajay Singh, BFI President, wishing the boxers a good, medal-winning outing.

Star pugilist Vijender Singh's unbeaten run in pro-boxing stretched to 10 bouts as he successfully defended his WBO Oriental and Asia Pacific super middleweight titles by beating Ernest Amuzu of Ghana at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here on Saturday.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. extended his career record to 50 unbeaten bouts here when he defeated Conor McGregor, the Irish mixed martial arts fighter making his boxing debut.

Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao and colourful American Floyd Mayweather Jr compete in Las Vegas on Saturday night

And the wait is now over, Mary Kom has been released all across the world. Here is 10 point review for the film to give you a quick gist.