Boxing

From a rented auto to the boxing ring, Minakshi Hooda’s rise to world champion shows the power of grit, family support, and unshakable belief.

Mohammad Saif Khan from Malihabad in Uttar Pradesh founded Josh Academic Samiti, an NGO offering free self-defence training and boxing lessons to girls and boys of the village

Pooja Rani’s boxing career almost ended in 2017 after multiple injures and morale setbacks. But the gritty woman from Haryana fought her way to make it to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

The force behind boxing star Lovlina Borgohain, coach Sandhya Gurung is a former boxer from Sikkim who overcame paralysis to chase her dreams. Today, her efforts helped her ward win a historic bronze at Tokyo Olympics.

Arundhati Choudhary is a boxing champion from Kota, Rajasthan, and the first woman from the state to win a gold at the AIBA World Youth Boxing Championship in 2020.

Siddharth Singh, CEO and founder of Crosstrain Fight Club, gave up a high paying job in the UK, went bankrupt and came out on the other side to train India's best mixed martial arts fighters.

Manju Rani was just 12 when she started boxing in a dusty ground in Haryana village. Seven years later, matched the heroics of her idol Mary Kom to reach the World Championships final on her debut!

It’s not just her victories that are inspiring, but the journey to get here is equally worthy of a mention. Sindhu travelled for almost 56 km every morning to get to Pullela Gopichand’s Academy, where she would train for four hours each day.

Spending 12 hours a day selling lassi in Panipat for Rs 8 a glass, Rajni's father works really hard to ensure she follows her boxing dreams.

A resident of Sector 123 of Radha Kunj Colony, Ramesh Rawat quit his government job in the customs department to help his daughters pursue boxing and wrestling professionally.