NEW DELHI, July 14 (PTI): Home advantage notwithstanding, Indian boxers will have their task cut out when they take the ring in this year�s Commonwealth Games as a record 304 international pugilists are set to participate in the October 3 to 14 mega event.
The bulk of the participation will come from the African region, which will have 118 boxers in fray, according to the continent wise entry list for the Games.
Among the Africans, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania, are set to field full 10-member squads. In all, 18 African boxing teams will be seen in action at the Delhi Games.
Europe and Oceania are a distant second in the entry list with 45 boxers each. European powerhouses England and Northern Ireland will have full 10-member squads in competition, while Scotland has so far committed to seven.
�It is going to be one of the biggest Commonwealth Games as far as boxing is concerned. The size of draws is going to be huge. The participation is unprecedented for any Games,� the Tournament Director for boxing in this year�s Commonwealth games, Lenny D�Gama, told PTI.