Manisha Moun (born 23 December 1997) is an Indian
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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who competes in the
featherweight weight class. She won bronze at the
2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
The 30th edition of the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships was held from April 19 to 26, 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. It was the first time in the tournament's history that men and women fought in the same championship.
Medal summary Men
Women
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Early life
Moun was born on 23 December 1997 in Matour village at
Kaithal district,
Haryana. She was the youngest of three children and her father worked as a tractor mechanic, before becoming bedridden after two
heart attacks.
[
Despite being disallowed by her parents from taking part in any sport,][ Moun states that she used to fight in her locality and "beat up boys a lot" during her childhood.]
Career
2018
Moun won her first senior medal, when she came second at the 2018 National Championships.2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships
The 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held at KD Jadav Indoor Stadium at New Delhi, India and took place between 15 and 24 November 2018.
In the finals of the light flyweight category Mary Kom of India beat Ukrainian boxer Hana O ...
, she made it to the quarterfinals in the bantamweight category; her wins over higher-ranked Christina Cruz and defending champion Dina Zholaman received praise.
2019
She again won a silver medal at the 2019 National Championships before going on to win a bronze medal at the 2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
The 30th edition of the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships was held from April 19 to 26, 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. It was the first time in the tournament's history that men and women fought in the same championship.
Medal summary Men
Women
...
, where she lost to Huang Hsiao-wen
Huang Hsiao-wen (; born 31 August 1997) is a Taiwanese boxer. She won a medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
She is currently studying at Fu Jen Catholic University
Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) ...
in a 2–3 split decision
A split decision (SD) is a winning criterion in boxing, most commonly in full-contact combat sports, in which two of the three judges score one particular competitor as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other competitor.
A split dec ...
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After switching to the featherweight category, Moun was not selected for the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships
The 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships were held in Ulan-Ude, Russia from 3 to 13 October 2019.
Medal summary Medal table
Medal events
References
External linksAIBA website .
References
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1997 births
Living people
Indian women boxers
Bantamweight boxers
People from Kaithal district
Boxers from Haryana
Sportswomen from Haryana
AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists
21st-century Indian women