Rohit Tokas (born 1 August 1993) is an Indian

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who competes in

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category. He participated in the

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where he won a bronze medal in Men's welterweight category. Rohit hails from an urban village in

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by the name Munirka which lies in the South West District of Delhi. Rohit's father Preet Singh Tokas, was himself a wrestler.

Coaching career

Tokas founded the Tokas boxing club. MMA fighter

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learnt boxing under him in this club. Later Jubli won the

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tournament and got signed to

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References

1993 births Living people Indian male boxers Welterweight boxers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Boxers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Boxers from Delhi {{India-boxing-bio-stub