Rohit Tokas

Rohit Tokas

Tokas in August 2022
Personal information
Born	(1993-08-01) 1 August 1993 (age 31) Munirka, New Delhi
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Welterweight (63.5–67 kg)
Medal record Boxing Representing   India Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Men's welterweight

Rohit Tokas (born 1 August 1993) ^[1] is an Indian boxer who competes in Welterweight category. He participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal in Men's welterweight category. ^{[2] [3]} Rohit hails from an urban village in Delhi by the name Munirka which lies in the South West District of Delhi. Rohit's father Preet Singh Tokas, was himself a wrestler.^{[ citation needed ]}

Coaching career

Tokas founded the Tokas boxing club. MMA fighter Anshul Jubli learnt boxing under him in this club. Later Jubli won the Road to UFC Season 1 tournament and got signed to Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is worlds' leading MMA promotion. ^[4]

References

1. "Rohit TOKAS". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
2. "Commonwealth Games: Rohit Tokas Advances To 67kg Quarterfinals In Boxing". NDTV. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
3. "Commonwealth Games 2022 Rohit Tokas confirms India's 7th boxing medal with dominant quarterfinal win". India Today. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
4. "Anshul Jubli UFC: क्या है UFC? जिसमें भारत के अंशुल जुबली ने रच दिया इतिहास". 26 October 2022.