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Amit Panghal (born 16 October 1995) is an

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(JCO) and an

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. He won silver medal at the

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in the

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division. Panghal won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games. Amit Panghal has received top seeding in the 52 kg category. Amit Panghal is the reigning Asian Games champion and a world championships silver-medalist Asian Elite Boxing Championships Panghal failed to defend his gold medal, that he won in 2019, against reigning Olympic and world champion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan to finish second-best in Dubai.

Personal life

Panghal was born on 16 October 1995 in Mayna village of

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. His father, Vijender Singh Panghal, is a farmer in Mayna, while his elder brother, Ajay Panghal, who works in the

. Ajay, a former amateur boxer, inspired Amit to take up boxing in 2007 at Sir Chhoturam Boxing Academy. As of March 2018, Panghal is serving the Indian Army as a

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(JCO). He is serving in 22nd Battalion The

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Career

Panghal won the gold medal in his debut appearance at the National Boxing Championships in 2017. He won the bronze medal in the light flyweight category of the

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in May 2017, and qualified for the

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, where he was beaten in the quarterfinal by

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of Uzbekistan. In February 2018, Panghal won the gold medal at the

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. He won the silver medal at

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in the light flyweight category. In April 2019 he won the Gold Medal at Asian Boxing Championship 2019 at Bangkok Defeated by Korean boxer Kim In-kyu (bronze medalist world boxing championship 2017). On 11 September 2018, he was nominated for the Arjuna Awards on recommendation by the Boxing Federation of India in view of his stellar performance in the Asian Games. In February 2019, Amit Panghal successfully defended cup by winning consecutive (2018, 2019) gold medal at the

. On 21 September 2019, he became the first Indian boxer to win silver medal at the

. Panghal lost to Shakhobidin Zoirov of

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in 52 kg category final by 0–5, settling with a silver medal. On 10 March 2020, Panghal qualified for the

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after he defeated Philippines' Carlo Paalam in the 52 kg quarterfinal. In December, Panghal won a gold medal in

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2020 held in

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. He was also given a walkover by his opponent Argishti Terteryan from Germany. On 25 April 2021, Panghal won Bronze medal in Governor's cup 2021 at St. Petersburg, Russia in 52 kg category. On 31 May 2021, Panghal won the silver medal at

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which was held at

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. He lost the final bout against reigning Olympic and world champion

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by a 3–2 split decision. This was Pangal's third loss in succession against Zoirov. Panghal entered the

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as world no. 1 in the 52kg category, but was defeated by

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Silver Medalist

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1–4 by a split decision. On 9 April 2022, Panghal had to settle for a silver medal at the Thailand Open after he lost the final against Philippines’

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silver medalist

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. Though Pangal lost by a 2–3 split decision. On 7 August 2022, Panghal won Gold medal in Commonwealth Games 2022 at

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in 51kg flyweight category against Kiaran MacDonald by 5–0 unanimous decision.

Honours

Panghal was awarded

Vishisht Seva Medal The Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM, ) is a decoration of the Indian Armed Forces. It is awarded to recognize "distinguished service of a high order" to all ranks of the Indian Armed Forces. From 1980, the Yudh Seva Medal was introduced to recognize ex ...

in April 2020.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Panghal, Amit 1995 births Living people Indian male boxers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Boxers from Haryana Light-flyweight boxers People from Rohtak district Indian Army personnel Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for India Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Asian Games gold medalists for India Boxers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Flyweight boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Recipients of the Arjuna Award Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games gold medallists in boxing