Manisha Moun (born 23 December 1997) is an Indian

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who competes in the

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weight class. She won bronze at the 2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships.

Early life

Moun was born on 23 December 1997 in Matour village at

Kaithal district Kaithal district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana, a state in northern India. Kaithal town is the district headquarters. History This district came into existence on 1 November 1989. Theh Polar archaeological site Theh Polar, the ...

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

. She was the youngest of three children and her father worked as a tractor mechanic, before becoming bedridden after two

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s. Despite being disallowed by her parents from taking part in any sport, Moun would sneak out of the house with her brother to play

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. She was soon noticed by a boxing coach and started her training at the age of 12, while keeping it a secret from her father. He discovered her participation two years later when he read a newspaper report of her winning a medal in a district-level competition. Moun states that she used to fight in her locality and "beat up boys a lot" during her childhood.

Career

2018

Moun won her first senior medal, when she came second at the 2018 National Championships. In the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, she made it to the quarterfinals in the bantamweight category; her wins over higher-ranked Christina Cruz and defending champion Dina Zholaman received praise.

2019

She again won a silver medal at the 2019 National Championships before going on to win a bronze medal at the 2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships, where she lost to

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in a 2–3

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. After switching to the

category, Moun was not selected for the

2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships The 2019 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships were held in Ulan-Ude, Russia from 3 to 13 October 2019. Medal summary Medal table Medal events References External linksAIBA websiteAIBAon FacebookRe ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moun, Manisha 1997 births Living people Indian women boxers Bantamweight boxers People from Kaithal district Boxers from Haryana Sportswomen from Haryana AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists 21st-century Indian women