India, Sept. 19 -- A four-medal haul for India's women's squad at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool is a result that indicates a high level of talent and proficiency.

This is not news. India's women boxers, like their wrestling counterparts, have shown remarkable consistency and, against considerable odds, remained among the best in the world for almost a decade.

The flame ignited by the incomparable Mary Kom in the Aughts has been carefully kept alive by a succession of talented fighters emerging from an ever-widening talent pool, much of it from that cradle of combat sports: Haryana.

The recent four medals (two gold, one silver and one bronze) do not constitute India's best performance at world championships. Statistically,...