Jamuna Boro (born 7 May 1997) is an Indian former boxer. She won

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at the

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. She won

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at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament in

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. She won

at the 23rd President's Cup 2019 Boxing International Open Tournament in

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. She won

at the 5th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship in

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. Boro resigned from

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and was appointed as excise inspector by

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Personal life

Jamuna Boro was born on 7 May 1997 in

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. She hails from Belsiri village. Her father, Parshu Boro, died when she was ten years old and her mother, Nirmali Boro had to work as a vegetable

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. In September 2021, Boro was appoineted as an excise inspector under the state sports policy of Assam.

Career

She started her career as a

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player, coached by John Smith Narzary. In 2009, during the State Wushu Championship held at

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, she was spotted by the observers of

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(SAI). Later she started boxing and was selected for the SAI Regional Sub Centre, based in

. She is included in the Elite Women's team. She won a silver medal in the 56th Belgrade Women's Boxing Tournament. She had participated at the 2nd ‘Bengal Classic’ All India Invitational Elite (Men/ Women) Boxing Championship, held in Jatin Das Park,

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from 21 to 25 January 2019 and 67th All India Police Wrestling Cluster held in Jaipur from 27 Feb to 3 March 2019. She won

at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament held in

from 20 to 24 May 2019 where she defeated her rivals Meena Kumari Maisnam in semi-finals and Y Sandhyarani Devi in the finals. She won

at the 23rd President's Cup 2019 Boxing International Open Tournament held in

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where she beat her opponents Kase Serlin Alin Liliwati of

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in semi-finals and Giulia Lamagna of

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in the finals both by 5–0. She is registered with Boxing Federation of India. In November 2019, Boro signed up with sports management firm Infinity Optimal Solutions (IOS) which will handle her endorsements and commercial interests.

2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships

Boro, in 54 kg category, was amongst ten boxers who had represented India in The

held in

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from 3 to 13 October 2019. She lost to Chinese Taipei's

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in the semifinal and had to settle with a bronze medal.

Achievements

* 2021: Bronze - 5th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship,

. * 2019: Bronze – AIBA World Boxing Championship at Ulan-Ude, Russia. * 2019: Gold – India Open International Boxing Tournament,

. * 2019: Gold – President Cup Boxing International Open Tournament,

. * 2018: Silver – Belgrade Boxing Championship,

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. *2015: Bronze – World Youth Boxing Championship; Taipei. *2013: Gold – 2nd Nations Cup International Sub-Junior Girls Tournament; Zrenjanun, Serbia. *2012: Gold – 7th Sub-Junior Women National Boxing Championships; Kolkata. *2011: Gold – 2nd Sub-Junior Women National Boxing Championships; Tamil Nadu. *2010: Gold – 1st Sub-Junior Women National Boxing Championship; Tamil Nadu.

References

External links

Jamuna Boro
at Indian Boxing Federation
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boro, Jamuna 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Guwahati People from Sonitpur district Sportswomen from Assam Boxers from Assam Indian women boxers AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists Bantamweight boxers 21st-century Indian women