Newly-appointed Indian women’s boxing team head coach Santiago Nieva is confident that he can help the country’s female boxers punch above their weight and achieve international success, with the ultimate focus being Olympic glory at Los Angeles 2028.

Nieva, a former high performance director of Indian boxing from 2017 to 2021, recently served as head coach of Boxing Australia’s high-performance unit. “I’m super excited to be back. I’ve had five great years in India and when the opportunity came, I had to come back with the aim of doing a great job for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics,” Nieva told mid-day on Tuesday.