Nishant Dev (Boxer) Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Boxer
Physical Stats
[1]Commonwealth SportHeight	5'9 ¼" (176 cm)
[2]Commonwealth SportWeight	71 Kg (156.5 lbs)
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	AIBA World Boxing Championships (2021)
Coach/Mentor	• Surendra Chauhan • Ronald Simms
Boxing Style	Southpaw
Medals	Gold • 2021: 5th Elite Men’s National Boxing Championship, Karnataka • 2023: 6th Elite Men’s National Boxing Championship, Haryana Bronze • 2023: IBA Men's World Boxing Championships, Tashkent
Awards	• Best Boxer award at 5th Elite Men’s National Boxing Championship
Personal Life
Date of Birth	23 December 2000 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2023)	23 Years
Birthplace	Karnal, Haryana, India
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Karnal, Haryana
School	OPS Vidya Mandir, Karnal haryana
College/University	Babu Anant Ram Janta College, Kaul (Kaithal), (Haryana)
Religion	Hinduism
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Dev Pawan Kumar Mother- Priyanka Dev
Siblings	Brother- Kabir Dev
Favourites
Boxer	Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nishant Dev

• He has participated in various sports including 100m and 200m races and skating. He is a national-level skater.

• In an interview, his father recalled Nishant winning a skate racing competition even after a wheel of his skate broke.

• In 2010, he dislocated his shoulder after falling from stairs.

• He was inspired by the Indian boxer, Manoj Kumar, who won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games, held in New Delhi in 2010.

• He was also inspired by his maternal uncle who had participated in professional boxing in Germany and started boxing seriously in 2012.

• He has trained in the Karan Stadium, Karnal, under his coach, Surender Chauhan.

• His father would wake him up at 4 a.m. daily and take him to train in the morning and evening.

• He joined the Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS), Vijayanagar, Karnataka in 2016.
  

  Nishant Dev after a training session at Inspire Institute of Sports

• He represents Karnataka in the National games.

• His performance in the 4th Elite Men’s National Boxing Championship held in Badi, Himachal Pradesh in 2019 impressed the high-performance director for India’s male boxers, Santiago Nieva and he got the invitation to join the Indian camp.

• In 2021, he reached the quarter-finals in his debut international tournament at the AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships in Serbia. In the tournament, he defeated nine-time Hungarian national champion, Laszlo Kozak, and two-time Olympian, Merven Clair of Mauritius.

• In 2021, he broke his nose during a boxing match.

• In 2022, when he was preparing for the Asian Games, his shoulder started to hurt and he had to take 5 to 6 painkillers in a day.

• Later, after getting an MRI, it was found that the bone marrow of his dislocated shoulder had become infected.

• On 31 March 2022, he had to undergo surgery and had to take complete rest for 6 months. The surgery caused him to miss the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Championships.

• He slowly began to shadowbox and punch water bags on 25 October as part of his recovery.

• He went back to Inspire Institute of Sport, Karnataka, in November and started to train slowly. He also worked on losing weight that he had gained post-surgery.

• He appeared for the state trials in Karnataka and for Nationals in Hisar in December 2022.

• In an interview, he talked about the impact of his injury on his career and the motivation he received from his family, and said,
  

  I lost several tournaments because of the injury. But I was confident that I can do it as my boxing skills and mindset are different. My family motivated me and kept me positive. When I did rehab at the IIS for six months, I worked on my shoulder. It improved my strength.”

• He defeated Jorge Cuellar at the Mens World Championships in 2023 and became the first Indian boxer to defeat a Cuban boxer.

• On 31 May 2024, he won the quota for the Paris Olympics 2024 after reaching the semi-finals in the Boxing Olympic qualifiers.
  

  Nishant Dev after qualifying for Paris Olympics

• He is a fitness enthusiast and enjoys working out in the gym.
  

  Nishant Dev in the gym