Debendra Thapa (born 26 June 1977), also called Debind Thapa, is a Nepalese-Indian former professional
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who competed from 1998 to 2006.
He challenged twice for the
WBC-
NABF super flyweight Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a boxing weight classes, weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council respond ...
title in 2001 and the WBC-NABF
super bantamweight Super bantamweight, also known as junior featherweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
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title in 2003. As an amateur, he competed for
India
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in the
men's light flyweight event at the
1996 Summer Olympics.
He also won a gold medal at the
1995 South Asian Games
The 1995 South Asian Games (or 7th SAF Games) were held in Madras, India between 18 and 27 December 1995.National Sports Council, Nepa"South Asian Games". Retrieved on 16 February 2011
Medal tally
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Professional boxing record
References
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1977 births
Living people
People from Syangja District
Indian male boxers
Nepalese male boxers
Olympic boxers for India
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Indian Gorkhas
Indian people of Nepalese descent
Nepalese emigrants to India
People with acquired Indian citizenship
Southpaw boxers
Super-bantamweight boxers
Super-flyweight boxers
Light-flyweight boxers
Nepalese emigrants to the United States
Indian emigrants to the United States
South Asian Games gold medalists for India
South Asian Games medalists in boxing