Neeraj Goyat

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Neeraj Goyat
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Goyat in Auckland, 2020
Born (1991-11-11) 11 November 1991 (age 32)
Begumpur, Karnal, Haryana, India
Nationality Indian
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight66.8 kg (147 lb)
Division Welterweight
Professional boxing record
Total24
Wins18
By knockout8
Losses4
Draws2
Mixed martial arts record
Total2
Wins2
By knockout1
By decision1
Losses0
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Neeraj Goyat (born 11 November 1991) is an Indian boxer and mixed martial artist. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He won the title of "India's Most Promising Boxer" in 2008. The first Indian boxer to have made it to WBC World Rankings (Ranked 20). Also, he won award of WBC Asia "Honorary Boxer of the year" in 2017. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] He became the first Indian who defeated China's boxer Xu Can in China in the year 2014, [13] [14] who is World Boxing Association world champion. Neeraj was in a car accident in 2019, but has recovered and competed since. [15]

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In June 2024, Goyat appeared on the reality TV show, Bigg Boss OTT Season 3. [16] However, he was eliminated from the show after just 5 days. [17]

Early life

Goyat was born in begumpur village in Karnal, Haryana. Neeraj Goyat did his Schooling till 9th standard from SD model school, Haryana. He Started boxing in 2006 in the Army sports institute and studied for 10th standard there. In the first senior national tournament held in 2017, he won the platinum medal. In the year 2014, Neeraj Goyat won the gold medal in the Youth National Tournament.

Neeraj got interested in boxing because the physique and the personality of sportsmen really appealed to him. He started with gymnastics, but then when he saw boxers training around him he was really impressed with their level of fitness and longevity and that's how he shifted to boxing he got selected in the Army sports institute [18] in the year 2001, got very good training from the coaches there and learnt a lot from the senior cyclists in the institute.

He aims at becoming the WBC World Champion and follow the footsteps of his favorite boxer Mike Tyson who is also a former WBC World Champion. [19]

Career

Neeraj Goyat is the first Indian professional Boxer who went to Venezuela for the Olympic qualifiers before 2016 Summer Olympics and won bronze medal. [20] [21] [22] He won the Award of WBC Asia ‘Honorary Boxer of the year’ 2017. [23] [24]

Nunes vs Goyat

On 21 May 2024, it was announced that Goyat would face YouTuber and boxer Whindersson Nunes on the undercard of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Netflix event on 20 July 2024 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, US. [25] However, due to a personal issue with Mike Tyson, the event was postponed and will now take place at the same arena on 15 November 2024. [26]

Performance in pro boxing

Total number of Pro fights – 24

Performance in amateur boxing

International level achievements

National level achievements

Filmography

Television shows on boxing

Reality television

Films

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