Dharmendra Singh Yadav

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Dharmendra Singh Yadav
Statistics
Nickname(s)gogi
Weight(s)Super bantamweight
Height5' 4" (162 cm)
NationalityIndian
BornDecember 29, 1972, New Delhi, India
Boxing record
Total fights6
Wins6
Wins by KO1
Losses0

Dharmendra Singh Yadav (born December 29, 1972) is a male Indian boxer From Sambhal district in Uttar Pradesh, who won a bronze medal in 1990 Asian Championship. He received Arjuna Award for boxing in 1991.[1]

Yadav represented India 19 times in international events from 1989 to 1994. He won three silver and seven bronze medals. He won a bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games (light flyweight division). He turned professional in 1995, the first Indian boxer to do so.[2]

Yadav competed in the flyweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was defeated in the first round by Hungary's István Kovács.[3] He finished in 17th place.[4] youngest Arjuna awardee

Professional boxing record[]

6 Wins (1 knockouts), 0 Losses, 0 Draws,[5]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd. Date Location Notes
Win 6-0 United Kingdom Neil Parry PTS 6 1996-09-03 United Kingdom York Hall, London, United Kingdom
Win 5-0 Bulgaria Krasimir Cholakov TKO 1 1996-07-09 United Kingdom York Hall, London, United Kingdom
Win 4-0 United Kingdom Anthony Hanna PTS 4 1996-05-14 United Kingdom Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Essex, United Kingdom
Win 3-0 United Kingdom Brendan Bryce PTS 4 1996-04-02 United Kingdom Elephant & Castle Centre, London, United Kingdom
Win 2-0 United Kingdom Rowan Anthony Williams PTS 4 1996-01-19 United Kingdom Leisure Centre, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Win 1-0 United Kingdom Shaun Norman PTS 4 1995-11-29 United Kingdom Elephant & Castle Centre, London, United Kingdom Professional boxing debut.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Asian Recorder. Recorder Press. 39 (1): 23053. 1993. ISSN 0004-4644. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "The crowds really got behind us". The Indian Express. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Olympic Games Results" (fee required). The Hamilton Spectator. 28 July 1992. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. ^ Dharmendra Yadav Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
  5. ^ "Dharmendra Singh's Professional Boxing Record". BoxRec.

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