VIVE TV Network Partners With India Boxing Series Benefitting Children in Need of Urgent Heart Surgeries
VIVE TV Network Partners With India Boxing Series Benefitting Children in Need of Urgent Heart Surgeries
Rotary Boxing – Pune Fight Night to feature two WBC India National Titles in Men’s and Women’s categories.
PUNE, INDIA – DECEMBER 6, 2022 – The city of Pune is all set to witness a brand-new boxing fight series with 10 International boxing events planned over the course of the next 12 months. The series organized by the Rotary Club of Pune Central, will include over 100 Indian and International boxers of repute competing for National and Continental Titles.
Rotary International is one of the world’s foremost community service organizations with more than 14 lakh members in 46,000 clubs worldwide supporting various causes afflicting societies in their regions.
“We have planned to utilize the unique power and reach of professional sport as a platform to raise awareness for projects we support as a community,” Rotary District Governor Dr. Anil Parmar said.
The first such fight night will be held on December 11, 2022, at the MIT ADT University campus at Loni Kalbhor. The event will feature eight boxing fights. Fight fans around the world will be able to watch the broadcast live on any device exclusively on WBC LIVE Channel Powered by VIVE.
Boxing to support “KO-CHD”
KO-CHD (Knock Out Congenital Heart Disease) is Rotary Club of Pune Central’s newest initiative to raise awareness and much needed funds for undertaking corrective surgeries for children suffering from congenital heart disease.
Statistics indicate that 1 out of every 100 children born suffers from CHD and 1 out of every 5 CHD-afflicted children needs corrective surgery costing Rs 1.5 lakhs. Survival without surgery is rarely beyond 5 years.
Well-known city-based business leaders like Prof. Dr. Vishwanath Karad, Chairman and Founder of MIT – World Peace University, and Mr. Cawas Pundole, Managing Director of CT Pundole & Sons, have extended their support to this initiative by the Rotary Club of Pune Central.
“We needed a brand-new platform with highly impactful messaging, to raise both awareness of CHD and also invite corporates to come forward and offer CSR funding for such a noble cause. A national event of such magnitude offers huge possibilities to achieve our goals in supporting such projects,” said Uday Dharmadhikari, President, Rotary Club of Pune Central.
The two main bouts/fights on December 11 will be for the National Boxing Title sanctioned by the World Boxing Council and the Indian Boxing Council.
In the men’s category, current WBC India Welterweight Champion, Sabari J of Tamil Nadu – ranked 27th in the world (making him the highest ranked Indian ever, with 9 wins and 1 loss) – will defend his title against 25-year-old HC Lalramfela of Mizoram (4 wins and 1 loss). This bout will be fought over 10 rounds of 3 minutes each.
In the women’s category, top ranked pugilist Chandni Mehra (9–3) from Haryana will compete against Muskan Srivastava (3-4) of Madhya Pradesh for the WBC India National Title in the Women’s Featherweight division. This bout will be over 8 rounds.
Sabari J.
HC Lalramfela
Muskan Srivastava
Chandni Mehra