Three Famous Professional Boxers From India

Boxing is quite a popular sport in the Indian Subcontinent. From heavyweights to light heavyweights, featherweights, cruiserweights, boxers, and flyweights India has produced some of the best boxers in the whole world. If you are looking for idols who can inspire and motivate you then Indian professional boxers will not disappoint you. Take a look at the list of best and the most famous professional boxers rank wise.

Mary Kom 

A name that any sport enthusiast is bound to come across. She happens to be the most famous and decorated boxers in not only India but the whole world. Mary Kom happens to be the only woman who has broken the World Amateur Boxing Champion six times in a row. She is also the only one who has won a medal in all of the seven championships held in the world.

This woman who has created history with her talent, dedication, and continuous effort in Boxing belongs from a small town in Manipur, India. Today, she stands as a role model to a whole generation of Indian female boxers. If you are already impressed by Mary Kom then don’t for there is way more than this. She is the one who runs a fight club for only women. Her purpose being simple, women should be able to defend themselves under every situation. A movie has been made on Mary Kim to glorify her single handed contribution to boxing in India.

Vijender Singh

Coming from an extremely poor family, this Indian boxer has proved it to the world his skill when it comes to boxing. He is currently the champion of WBO Asia Pacific lSuper Middleweight and the WBO Oriental Super Middleweight Champion. Jagdish Singh, the coach of Vijender Singh didn’t fail to recognize the talent in him. It was he who encouraged, motivated, and prepped Vijender Singh who has now earned acclaimation world wide for his professional level boxing. He was won several medals at different competitions all throughout the nation. Vijender Singh has also won at the Commonwealth Games, Athens Summer Olympics, Asian Games, and other international level competitions.

Dingko Singh

Another lady from the North-East region of India has gained popularity after he won the King’s Cup. He was declared as the best boxer on the meet. Singh has won both Padma Shri and the Arjuna Award. He proved India’s merits when it comes to boxing.

These three are the most popular Indian boxers.

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