Amit Panghal Height, Weight, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Amit Panghal

• Amit Panghal is an Indian novice boxer who turned the primary Indian man to win a silver medal in World Championships in 2019.

• He grew up in a financially weak family in Mayna village, Rohtak.

• When Amit was in his teenage, his brother, Ajay Phangal, motivated him to make a profession in boxing. Ajay himself is a former boxer.

• Amit’s family was not financially sound and will afford to coach just one baby for boxing. Therefore, his brother, gave up his boxing profession to permit Amit to pursue it.

• Amit started his boxing profession in 2017 with the National Boxing Championships through which he bagged a gold medal.

• He shot to fame after successful a bronze within the Asian Boxing Championships (mild flyweight class) in Tashkent in 2017.
  

  Amit Panghal throughout a event

• The bronze medal within the Asian Boxing Championships allowed him to take part within the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships. Panghal was overwhelmed within the quarterfinals by Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan within the championship.

• After going through a defeat within the World Boxing Championship, Amit got here again stronger and went on to win a silver medal within the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

• He then gained a gold medal within the 2018 Asian Games by defeating Rio Olympic medalist Dusmatov (the identical opponent from whom he bought defeated within the World Championships a 12 months earlier than).
  

  Amit Panghal in Asian Games

• In the identical 12 months, he took half within the Strandzha Cup in Sofia and gained a gold medal.
  

  Amit Panghal as a winner on the Strandja Cup

• In 2019, Panghal needed to change his weight class from 49 to 52 Kg because the 49 Kg weight class was discontinued from the Olympics.

• Even after altering his weight class, Amit gained a gold medal within the Asian Boxing Championships in Bangkok.

• In 2019, he turned the primary Indian male boxer to win a silver medal within the World Boxing Championships.
  

  Amit Panghal in World Boxing Championships

• In 2020, Amit defeated Carlo Paalam from the Philippines within the 52 kg quarterfinal and certified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

• In the identical 12 months, he gained a gold medal within the Boxing World Cup in Germany.

• In addition to boxing, Amit has been serving within the Indian Army as a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) since 2018. He is presently within the twenty second Battalion of The Mahar Regiment (as of 2021).
  

  Amit Panghal as an Indian Army personnel

• He enjoys horse using and travelling each time he’s free.

• Panghal has been featured on the duvet of Grazia journal.
  

  Amit Panghal on the duvet of the Grazia journal

• In 2018, Chandigarh University invited him to inaugurate the 2nd Junior Boxing Championship at their campus.
  

  Amit Panghal inaugurating 2nd Junior National Boxing Championship at CU

• Panghal could be very near his niece Mehak and considers her his fortunate attraction.
  

  Amit Panghal along with his niece

• He is a devotee of Lord Hanuman.
  

  Amit Panghal with the idol of Lord Hanuman

• Amit believes that know-how helps sportspersons to know their opponent properly. In an interview, whereas sharing how he and his group studied Bibonssinov (Kazakhstan’s boxing participant) via video footage, Panghal mentioned,
  

  Technology has developed a lot. Earlier we had no clue on how our opponents and their strengths and weaknesses. But video clippings have helped not solely us however athletes from completely different sports activities to get issues proper earlier than matches. It is a good factor.”

• Panghal is an admirer of PM Narendra Modi. Talking about him in an interview, he mentioned,
  

  Wo desh ke liye itna karte hai, hum chota sa want toh kar hello sakte hai (he does some a lot for India, we will no less than do that a lot for him). I’ve all the time admired PM Modi for his will to work relentlessly for the nation and I want him all the most effective for the longer term. May he have a wholesome and affluent life. Jai Hind.”

  

  Amit Panghal with PM Narendra Modi

• Panghal could be very near his brother, Ajay, and believes that he was the ‘best coach.’ Talking about Ajay in an interview, Amit mentioned,
  

  My elder brother Ajay deserves quite a lot of credit score. He’s truly the most effective coach for me. He all the time derives methods for me. And I be certain I converse to him earlier than each match.”

• Panghal needs to open a ‘Panghal Foundation’ sometime for serving to the budding boxers.

• He is part of the TOPS (Target Olympic Podium Scheme) began by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

• In one in all his interviews, Amit shared the small print of his coaching periods. He mentioned,
  

  I practice for shut to 5 hours unfold throughout two periods within the morning and night, all of it being indoor. I stretch for half-hour, jog and warm-up, then do pads, punching bag, and at last stomach workouts and leisure.”