Union Sports Minister M S Gill inaugurated the 5th Commonwealth Boxing Championships at a gala opening ceremony held at the Talkatore Stadium here today. The event is a highly prestigious championship and is being hosted by India for the first time.The championships will witness over 100 boxers from 14 countries in over 100 bouts fighting for this prestigious title. All major commonwealth boxing nations including host India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore (ASIA), England, Wales, Scotland (EUROPE), New Zealand, Samoa, Sierra Lione (OCEANIA) Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritius, Botswana, (AFRICA), and Bahamas (AMERICA) are will participating in the championships. Since last couple of years boxing as a sport has taken a center stage in India, with boxers such as Vijender, Akhil, Dinesh, Suranjoy, Nanao Singh & Mary Kom winning accolades for the country. And with current boxing talent, Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) expects to win more medals this year.The opening ceremony witnessed international frenzy and had bag pipers leading the posse as various participating teams paraded inside the stadium.