Srilanka, April 19 -- The prestigious Asian Under 22 and Youth Men's and Women's Boxing Championship, set to be hosted in Sri Lanka from May 12 to 23 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, has been marred by growing concerns over the transparency and fairness of the national selection process.

The Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) began its preparations with a selection meet held from February 18 to 21 at the Royal MAS Arena, after which a 48-member pool was named. The final team was to be chosen after four scheduled sparring sessions.

However, the path to final selection has raised eyebrows among boxing circles, with allegations of bias, lack of transparency, and procedural irregularities coming to the fore. The first sparring sessio...