Parveen Kumar (boxer)

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 (in which he was beaten in the opening round by Ross Henderson of Scotland).[2][3]

Kumar was born in Sonepat, in the Indian state of Haryana.[1] 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] and 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 March 23 to April 3.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "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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