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.[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] He 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 23 March to 3 April.[6]

He was married on 12 February 2016 to Anjali.

  1. ^ a b "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