The Indian boxing contingent returned from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with four silvers and one bronze medals. It's not exactly a bagful of medals and even pales in comparison to the pugilists' show at the Delhi CWG four years ago (three gold, four bronze). But "given the circumstances the boxers have performed under, it's a five-star show," says India's most decorated boxer Vijender Singh.

Vijender Singh

In an interview with mid-day, the Beijing Olympics bronze medal-winner and only Indian boxer to have competed in three CWGs and won medals in each (silver at Melbourne 2006, bronze at Delhi 2010 & silver at Glasgow 2014) explained how the suspension of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2012, followed by the suspension of the Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) by the international federation (AIBA) combined with a series rule changes in the sport, could easily have destroyed Indian boxing.