KERALA STATE AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION

The history of Boxing dates back to 4000 BC. It was introduced as a sort of combat between soldiers in Egypt, India & at Rome. The Indian Boxing was started on 1948. Indian boxers were send to London for the Olympics in 1948. Sri. P.L. Roy came to India from England to develop & manage Indian Boxing. He is considered as the father of Indian Boxing. The Kerala State Amateur Boxing Association was formed in the year 1968, Kallam as the Head Quarters... Amateur boxing emerged as a sport during the mid-to-late 19th century, partly as a result of the moral controversies surrounding professional prize-fighting. Originally lampooned as an effort by upper and middle-class gentlemen to co-opt a traditionally working class sport, the safer, "scientific" style of boxing found favoured in schools, universities and in the armed forces, although the champions still usually came from among the urban poor.

Primary location: Roy India