Gurcharan Singh Nagar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 April 1977 Rurawal Punjab, India |
| Nationality |  India |
| Other names | The Storm |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light heavyweight |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 21 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Gurcharan Singh (born 10 April 1977) is an Indian professional boxer born in Rurewal, Punjab, and currently settled in Philadelphia, US.[1]
He competed in the light heavyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1] Although he lost in the first round at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Singh excelled his boxing performance at the Sydney games by defeating South Korea's Ki Soo-Choi, and South Africa's Danie Venter in the first two rounds. During the quarterfinal match, Singh made an early lead against Ukraine's Andriy Fedchuk; however, he failed to evade a punch in the last round until Fedchuk drew a sudden death point to end the match. As a result, the judges made a decision to break a deadlock and earned a score of 60–42 to the Ukrainian boxer; therefore, Singh did not advance into the semi-final match.[2]
Gurucharan Singh was last employed as a Naik Subedar in the 17 Sikh Battalion in the Indian Army.
Gurucharan Singh relocated to the US and settled in the boxing town of Philadelphia while pursuing his professional boxing career from 2001 to 2010.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gurcharan Singh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "So near and yet…". Sportstar Hindu. 2 August 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2012.