Indian boxer Amit Panghal has won the gold medal in the 48-51kg weight category at ongoing Commonwealth Games being held in Birmingham. He defeated England’s Kiaran Macdonald by 5-0 in the final match.
India’s Amit Panghal won Gold in the men’s 51kg category in boxing at the Commonwealth Games, bouncing back strongly from his Tokyo Olympics disappointment. The numero uno in the category proved his top billing right with a powerful performance in the final against Kiaran MacDonald of England in Birmingham on Sunday, August 7.
Despite the crowd cheering on for the local boxer, Amit Panghal brought out his A game, landing heavy punches, including one-twos as MacDonald failed to use his height advantage.
Panghal, who stands at just 5 feet and 2 inches, is the first and only Indian male boxer to win a World Boxing Championships silver medal. Born in a farming family based in Rohtak, Haryana, Panghal took inspiration from his elder brother Ajay to become a boxer.
Panghal started as a light-flyweight (49kg) boxer and went onto win the 2017 Asian Championships bronze, which marked his first major medal. After this, he won the Commonwealth Games silver and Asian Games gold, with both coming in 2018.
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