The Most Famous
BOXERS from India
Top 6
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Indian Boxers of all time. This list of famous Indian Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Mary Kom (b. 1983)
With an HPI of 41.03, Mary Kom is the most famous Indian Boxer. Her biography has been translated into 39 different languages on wikipedia.
Mangte Chungneijang "Mary" Kom (born 24 November 1982) is an Indian Olympic boxer, politician, and former Member of Rajya Sabha. She is the only woman to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times, the only female boxer to have won a medal in each one of the first seven World Championships, and the only boxer (male or female) to win eight World Championship medals. Nicknamed Magnificent Mary, she was the only Indian female boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she competed in the flyweight (51 kg) category and won a bronze medal. She had also been ranked as the world's No. 1 female light-flyweight by the International Boxing Association (amateur) (AIBA). She became the first Indian female boxer to win a gold medal in the Asian Games in 2014 at Incheon, South Korea and is the first Indian female boxer to win gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She is also the only boxer to become Asian Amateur Boxing Champion for a record six times. Mary Kom won the 51kg gold in President's Cup in Indonesia. On 25 April 2016, the President of India nominated Kom as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament. In March 2017, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, appointed Mary Kom along with Akhil Kumar as national observers for boxing. After her sixth world title in 2018, the Government of Manipur conferred on her the title "Meethoi Leima", loosely translated as great or exceptional lady in a felicitation ceremony held in Imphal on 11 December 2018. Mary Kom became the most successful boxer at world championships in 2019. At the function, the then Chief Minister of Manipur also declared that the stretch of road leading to the National Games village in Imphal West district, where Kom currently resides, would be named as MC Mary Kom Road. She was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, in 2020.
2. Vijender Singh (b. 1985)
With an HPI of 27.78, Vijender Singh is the 2nd most famous Indian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 34 different languages.
Vijender Singh Beniwal (born 29 October 1985) is an Indian professional boxer and politician of Bharatiya Janata Party. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal. He also won bronze medals at the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 Commonwealth Games, as well as silver medals at the 2006 and 2014 Commonwealth Games, all in the middleweight division. In June 2015, Vijender Singh turned professional and signed a multi-year agreement with Queensberry Promotions through IOS Sports and Entertainment. This ruled him out of 2016 Olympics which would have been his fourth. He has also been an active politician and contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the South Delhi constituency.
3. Lovlina Borgohain (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 22.51, Lovlina Borgohain is the 3rd most famous Indian Boxer. Her biography has been translated into 25 different languages.
Lovlina Borgohain (born 2 October 1997) is an Indian boxer. She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in the women's welterweight event, becoming only the third Indian boxer to win a medal at the Olympics. She won gold medal at 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships and bronze medals at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships and the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships. Borgohain is the first female athlete and the second boxer from Assam to represent the state in the Olympics. In 2020, she became the sixth person from Assam to receive Arjuna Award.
4. Nikhat Zareen (b. 1996)
With an HPI of 17.83, Nikhat Zareen is the 4th most famous Indian Boxer. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Nikhat Zareen (born 14 June 1996) is an Indian boxer and a two-time world champion. She won a gold medal at the 2011 AIBA Women's Youth & Junior World Boxing Championships held in Antalya. Zareen won gold medals at the 2022 Istanbul, and 2023 New Delhi IBA Women's World Boxing Championships. She also won gold medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. She won the bronze medal in the Light flyweight event in the 2022 Asian Games.
5. Shiva Thapa (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 14.40, Shiva Thapa is the 5th most famous Indian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Shiva Thapa (born 8 December 1993) is an Indian boxer. Thapa participated in the 2012 London Olympics, and was the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics. Thapa is ranked 3rd in the bantamweight category in the AIBA Men's World Ranking. He is the third Indian to clinch gold at the Asian Games. Thapa is the third Indian boxer to win a medal at the AIBA World Boxing Championships. Thapa has been elected as a member of the International Boxing Association (amateur) Athletes Committee.
6. Vikas Krishan Yadav (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 12.44, Vikas Krishan Yadav is the 6th most famous Indian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Vikas Krishan Yadav (born 10 February 1992) is an Indian boxer from Bhiwani district in Haryana, the hub of some of India's best boxers. He won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games in the Lightweight category and a gold medal in 75 kg weight category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He is one of the best boxers of India. He also boxed professionally. Due to the ban on the Boxing Federation of India in 2015, Vikas competed at the World and Asian Championships under the AIBA flag. Vikas Krishan Yadav is the second Indian boxer after Olympian Vijender Singh to qualify for Olympics for the third time.
People
Pantheon has 6 people classified as Indian boxers born between 1983 and 1997. Of these 6, 6 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Indian boxers include Mary Kom, Vijender Singh, and Lovlina Borgohain. As of April 2024, 1 new Indian boxers have been added to Pantheon including Nikhat Zareen.
Living Indian Boxers
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Mary Kom
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Vijender Singh
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.78
Lovlina Borgohain
1997 - Present
HPI: 22.51
Nikhat Zareen
1996 - Present
HPI: 17.83
Shiva Thapa
1993 - Present
HPI: 14.40
Vikas Krishan Yadav
1992 - Present
HPI: 12.44
