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Amit Panghal Vishisht Seva Medal (born 16 October 1995) is an Indian Army Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and an amateur boxer. He won silver medal at the

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in the Flyweight division. Panghal won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games. Amit Panghal has received top seeding in the 52 kg category. Amit Panghal is the reigning Asian Games champion and a world championships silver-medalist Asian Elite Boxing Championships Panghal failed to defend his gold medal, that he won in 2019, against reigning Olympic and world champion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan to finish second-best in Dubai.

Personal life

Amit Panghal was born on 16 October 1995 in Maina village of Rohtak, Haryana in a Jat family. His father, Vijender Singh Panghal, is a farmer in Mayna, while his elder brother, Ajay Panghal, who works in the Indian Army. Ajay, a former amateur boxer, inspired Amit to take up boxing in 2007 at Sir Chhoturam Boxing Academy. As of March 2018, Panghal is serving the Indian Army as a junior commissioned officer (JCO). He is serving in 22nd Battalion The Mahar Regiment.

Career

Panghal won the gold medal in his debut appearance at the National Boxing Championships in 2017. He won the bronze medal in the light flyweight category of the

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in Tashkent in May 2017, and qualified for the

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, where he was beaten in the quarterfinal by Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan. In February 2018, Panghal won the gold medal at the

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in Sofia. He won the silver medal at

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in the light flyweight category. In April 2019 he won the Gold Medal at Asian Boxing Championship 2019 at Bangkok Defeated by Korean boxer Kim In-kyu (bronze medalist world boxing championship 2017). On 11 September 2018, he was nominated for the Arjuna Awards on recommendation by the Boxing Federation of India in view of his stellar performance in the Asian Games. In February 2019, Amit Panghal successfully defended cup by winning consecutive (2018, 2019) gold medal at the

in Sofia. On 21 September 2019, he became the first Indian boxer to win silver medal at the

. Panghal lost to Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan in 52 kg category final by 0-5, settling with a silver medal. On 10 March 2020, Panghal qualified for the

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after he defeated Philippines' Carlo Paalam in the 52 kg quarterfinal. In December, Panghal won a gold medal in Boxing World Cup 2020 held in Cologne, Germany. He was also given a walkover by his opponent Argishti Terteryan from Germany. On 25 April 2021, Panghal won Bronze medal in Governor's cup 2021 at St. Petersburg, Russia in 52 kg category. On 31 May 2021, Panghal won the silver medal at

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which was held at Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He lost the final bout against reigning Olympic and world champion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan by a 3-2 split decision. This was Pangal's third loss in succession against Zoirov. Panghal entered the

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as world no. 1 in the 52kg category, but was defeated by

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Silver Medalist Yuberjen Martínez 1-4 by a split decision. On 9 April 2022, Panghal had to settle for a silver medal at the Thailand Open after he lost the final against Philippines’

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silver medalist Rogen Ladon. Though Pangal lost by a 2-3 split decision. On 7 August 2022, Panghal won Gold medal in

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at Birmingham in 51kg flyweight category against

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by 5-0 unanimous decision.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Panghal, Amit 1995 births Living people Indian male boxers Boxers from Haryana Light-flyweight boxers People from Rohtak district Indian Army personnel Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of India Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Asian Games gold medalists for India Boxers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Flyweight boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Recipients of the Arjuna Award