Parveen Kumar (boxer) explained

Parveen Kumar (born 25 June 1989)[1] is an Indian boxer who represented India in many international tournaments including the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[2] [3]

Kumar was born in Sonepat, in the Indian state of Haryana. He started boxing in 2008, and competes in the super heavyweight (91kg+) weight category. He earned a silver medal in the Super Heavyweight division of the 2012 Indian National championships in Hyderabad losing 10:7 in the final to Satish Kumar.[4] He also represented Haryana in the national games in Kerala in 2015.[5]

In 2016, he was selected to represent India at the Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament which takes place in Qian'an, China, from 23 March to 3 April.[6]

He was married on 12 February 2016 to Anjali.

Notes and References

  1. "Parveen Parveen Kumar", Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 February 2016
  2. Das, Indraneel (2014) "Punchline Awaited: It's Bout Time for Mandeep and Parveen", The New Indian Express, 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016
  3. "Glasgow 2014: Boxer Benson out as Henderson progresses", BBC, 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016
  4. "Satish Kumar AIBA record", AIBA, 25 July 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2016
  5. "Indian National Championships ", Strefa Boxing, 25 July 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2016
  6. "Experienced Indian squad ready for Olympic qualifiers", Sports Keeda, 15 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016

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