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|name=Akaash Bhatia<br />
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|realname=Akaash Bhatia<br />
|nickname= ''Kash The Bash''<br />
|weight=[[Featherweight]] <br />
|nationality=British<br />
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=y|1983|5|1}}<br />
|birth_place= [[Loughborough]], [[England]]<br />
|height = {{convert|5|ft|7|in|m|abbr=on}}<br />
|style=[[Orthodox (boxing)|Orthodox]]<br />
|total=15<br />
|wins=14<br />
|losses=1<br />
|draws=0<br />
|no contests=0<br />
|KO=5<br />
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'''Akaash Bhatia''' (born 1 May 1983 in [[Loughborough]], [[England]]) is a [[British Indians|British-Indian]] [[featherweight]] [[professional boxing|professional boxer]]. He is the first ever professional [[British Sikh|British-Sikh]] boxer and the current [[BBBofC|British]] [[Southern England|Southern area]] featherweight champion.<ref name="Boxrec"><br />
{{cite web | publisher=[[Boxrec]] | title=Akaash Bhatia | work=Boxrec Fighter Page | url=http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=358597&cat=boxer | accessdate=26 January 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008052408/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=358597&cat=boxer | archive-date=2012-10-08 | url-status=live }}<br />
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==Professional career==<br />
Bhatia turned professional in May 2006 in [[York Hall, Bethnal Green]], London. In his debut Bhatia defeated Kristian Laight on points over four rounds.<ref name="Boxrec"/> He went on to win his next 11 straight fights before he fought for his first title which was the vacant [[BBBofC|British]] Southern area featherweight title. This fight came in November 2008 against Marc Callaghan at the [[DW Stadium|Robin Park Centre]] in [[Wigan]] and Bhatia won the fight with a second round [[knockout]] of Callaghan.<ref name="Boxrec"/><br />
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Akaash lost his last fight, an eliminator for the British title to Jamie Arthur on points. He later separated from his trainer and now trains with Jimmy Tibbs at the TKO gym. He is set to return to the ring in January.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Boxrec|id=358597}}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071018063259/http://akaashbhatia.com/ Official Akaash Bhatia website]<br />
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[[Category:British male boxers]]<br />
[[Category:British people of Indian descent]]<br />
[[Category:British people of Punjabi descent]]<br />
[[Category:British Sikhs]]<br />
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[[Category:English male boxers]]<br />
[[Category:Featherweight boxers]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople from Loughborough]]<br />
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