The 76th edition of the Strandja Memorial Tournament will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from February 22 to March 3, 2025. The oldest elite boxing tournament in the world, the Strandja Memorial invariably draws world-class pugilists. (More Sports News)
🙈Boxers aged between 19 and 40 are eligible to participate in the event, which will officially get underway with Day 1 on February 24, while the finals are scheduled to be held on March 2. Apart from the big names, the Strandja Memorial could be a stepping stone for the new and promising talents on their road for the qualifying events at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
♉The disappointing news from an Indian perspective is that the country, which has a number of top-notch pugilists in its arsenal, has not sent its contingent to Bulgaria this time around. Indian boxers hold the event in high regard, and always compete there in full tilt.
Senior Indian boxers haven't competed in any international tournament since the Paris Olympics. India had also skipped the Asian Championship last November, owing to Boxing Federation of India♉'s alignment with the breakaway World Boxing and the ongoing conflict with the IOC-suspended International Boxing Association.
꧟"Strandja is a very important tournament in the calendar. We were looking forward to competing there since we haven't participated in any international tournament for over 6-7 months," an Indian boxer was quoted as saying in a PTI report.
The previous edition of the Strandja Memorial Tournament saw the participation of over 250 pugilists from 30 countries, and 19 champions were crowned. India's and Sachin Siwach had struck gold in 2024, while Nikhat Zareen🌱, Arundhati Choudhary, Barun Shagolsem and Rajat ended up with silver medals.
Strandja Memorial Tournament 2025: Live Streaming Details
ꦆNo information is available yet on whether and where the 2025 edition of the Strandja Memorial Tournament will be telecast and/or live streamed. We will update this space as and when there is a development.
