Nishant Dev (Boxer) Height, Age, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Karnal, Haryana
Religion: Hinduism
Age: 23 Years
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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 |
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.
- 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.
- He is a fitness enthusiast and enjoys working out in the gym.
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