Shimla, June 24 -- An International Professional Boxing Championship was organised in Shimla on Monday to mark the 93rd birth anniversary of six-time Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister late Virbhadra Singh, bringing together nearly 50 male and female professional boxers from five countries, including India, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Thailand and Sri Lanka.

The event, held for the third consecutive year in memory of the veteran Congress leader, was attended by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania, Revenue and Horticulture Minister Jagat Singh Negi, Congress legislators and several senior party leaders.

Speaking to ANI, Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department and Urban Development Min...