Manju Rani

Manju Rani (born 26 October 1999) is an Indian boxer. She won a silver medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.[2][3] She also won a silver medal at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament 2019 held in Bulgaria

Manju Rani
Statistics
Weight classLight flyweight
NationalityIndian
Born (1999-10-26) 26 October 1999
Boxing record[1]
Total fights4
Wins3
Wins by KO0
Losses1
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  India
World Championships
2019 Ulan-UdeLight flyweight

Background

Rani hails from Rithal Phogat village in the Rohtak district of Haryana. Her father was a Border Security Force officer who died of cancer in 2010.[4]

Sports

Rani won a silver medal at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament 2019, Bulgaria in 48kg category after losing finals against Josie Gabuco of Philippines.[5] She also won a silver medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships after losing Light flyweight final to Russia's Ekaterina Paltceva.[6]

In 2019 Rani signed up with sports management firm Infinity Optimal Solutions (IOS) which will handle her endorsements and commercial interests.[7] In November 2020, Rani served a notice of termination of contract on IOS Sports and Entertainment for not fulfilling the sponsorship deal.[8]

References
  1. "Boxing record for Manju Rani". BoxRec.
  2. "2019 World Championships results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. "Women's World Boxing Championships: Manju Rani bags silver after losing 48kg final". India Today. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. PTI. "Manju Rani settles for silver at Women's World Boxing Championships". Sportsar. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  5. Kulkarni, Abhijeet (20 February 2019). "Silver medal on debut: How boxer Manju Rani punched her way to the podium at Strandja Memorial". Scroll.in. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  6. "Manju Rani ends phenomenal world run with silver". 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  7. "Five world-medallist boxers sign up with IOS". Deccan Herald. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  8. "World No. 2 boxer Manju Rani alleges non-fulfillment of sponsorship deal". timesofindia. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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