Dharmendra Singh Yadav

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Dharmendra Singh Yadav
Personal information
Nickname
gogi
Nationality Indian
BornDharmendra Singh Yadav
(1972-12-29) 29 December 1972 (age 53)
Delhi, India
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight Super bantamweight
Boxing career
Boxing record
Total fights6
Wins6
Win by KO1
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games ---
Commonwealth Games --1
Asian Championships -21
Total022
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989Bangkok Superbantamweight
Asian Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Bangkok Superbantamweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 China Superbantamweight

Dharmendra Singh Yadav (born 29 December 1972) is an Indian boxer who won a bronze medal in 1990 Asian Championship. He received Arjuna Award for boxing in 1991. [1]

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Yadav represented India 19 times in international events from 1989 to 1994. He won three silver and seven bronze medals. He won a bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games (light flyweight division). He turned professional in 1995, the first Indian boxer to do so. [2]

Yadav competed in the flyweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was defeated in the first round by Hungary's István Kovács. [3] He finished in 17th place. [4] Yadav Is an ACP In Delhi Police.

Yadav is India's first professional boxer with an unbeaten record of 6 wins together. [5]

Professional boxing record

6 Wins (1 knockouts), 0 Losses, 0 Draws, [6]
Res.RecordOpponentTypeRd.DateLocationNotes
Win6-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Parry PTS 61996-09-03 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, London, United Kingdom
Win5-0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Krasimir Cholakov TKO 11996-07-09 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, London, United Kingdom
Win4-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Hanna PTS 41996-05-14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Essex, United Kingdom
Win3-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendan Bryce PTS 41996-04-02 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elephant & Castle Centre, London, United Kingdom
Win2-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rowan Anthony Williams PTS 41996-01-19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leisure Centre, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Win1-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shaun Norman PTS 41995-11-29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elephant & Castle Centre, London, United Kingdom Professional boxing debut.

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References

  1. ↑ Asian Recorder. 39 (1). Recorder Press: 23053. 1993. ISSN   0004-4644.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "The crowds really got behind us". The Indian Express . 7 March 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Olympic Games Results". The Hamilton Spectator . 28 July 1992. Archived from the original (fee required) on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. ↑ Dharmendra Yadav Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
  5. ↑ "जन्मदिन विशेष: देश के पहले प्रो-बॉक्सर धर्मेंद्र के नाम है 6-0 का अनबिटन रिकॉर्ड". आज तक (in Hindi). 29 December 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Dharmendra Singh's Professional Boxing Record". BoxRec.
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