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[4] and bronze medals at the Thailand Open 2017 and India Open 2017.[5]

Manju Rani
Rani with Kalaivani Srinivasan at 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament Guwahati
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
Silver medal – second place2019 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] The Rani had initially started playing kabaddi, but her coach advised her to switch to boxing. Inspired by Indian boxer MC Mary Kom's bronze-winning performance at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Rani made a shift to boxing.[6][4]

Sports

Rani won a silver medal at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament 2019, Bulgaria in 48 kg category after losing finals against Josie Gabuco of Philippines.[7] 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.[8]

In 2019 Rani signed up with sports management firm Infinity Optimal Solutions (IOS) which will handle her endorsements and commercial interests.[9] In November 2020, Rani served a notice of termination of contract on IOS Sports and Entertainment for not fulfilling the sponsorship deal.[10]

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. Noronha, Karen (17 October 2019). "'Will do everything to change colour to gold,' says World boxing Champion silver medalist Manju Rani". DNA India. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. "मंजू रानीः वो मुक्केबाज़ जिनके पास दस्ताने ख़रीदने तक के पैसे नहीं थे". BBC News हिंदी (in Hindi). Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  7. 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.
  8. PTI (13 October 2019). "Manju Rani ends phenomenal world run with silver". Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  9. PTI (15 November 2019). "Five world-medallist boxers sign up with IOS". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  10. "World No. 2 boxer Manju Rani alleges non-fulfillment of sponsorship deal". The Times of India. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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