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{{short description|Indian boxer}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox boxer
|name = Gaurav Bidhuri
|image =
|imagesize =
|weight = [[Bantamweight]] (56 kg)
|height =170cm
|reach =
|nationality = Indian
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|5|16|df=y}}
|birth_place = India
|medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|[[AIBA World Boxing Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships|2017 Hamburg]]|[[2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Bantamweight|Bantamweight]]}}
}}

'''Gaurav Bidhuri''' (born 16 May 1993) is an Indian boxer from Mandanpur Khadar village, [[New Delhi]] who competes in the 56 kg bantamweight division. He is ranked 11th in the World by [[International Boxing Association (amateur)|AIBA]] in the year 2018. He won a bronze medal at the [[2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Bantamweight|2017 World Boxing Championships]] held at [[Hamburg, Germany]]. He is the only 4th Indian boxer who got a medal at World Boxing Championship. He is currently employed with Indian Railways.

==World Championship 2017==

Gaurav Bidhuri got a wild-card entry for his debut 2017 World Championship under the Bantamweight category. After winning the quarterfinal bout against [[Tunisia]]n boxer Bilel Mhamdi, he was guaranteed a medal at the competition.

== Early life==

Gaurav started his boxing career when he was 11 years old at his father's Boxing club. His father, Dharmender Bidhuri is his first coach who himself is a National Level Boxer. It was his father's dream to represent the country in [[Olympic Games|Olympics]] and win a medal, but due to family issues, he could not continue his boxing career. His love of boxing could not keep him away from the sport, so he started his own boxing club, where he trains the locals free of cost. Gaurav aims to complete his father's dream to represent the country in [[Olympic Games|Olympics]] and get a medal for the nation. Gaurav completed his schooling from The Frank Anthony Public School and completed his graduation from [[Kirori Mal College]], [[Delhi University]].

== Boxing career ==

'''2004-2007'''

Gaurav won the gold medal in the [[Delhi]] State Sub Junior Boxing Championship for 5 consecutive years since 2004. In the year 2005, he was also awarded the Best Boxer in the championship.

In 2005, he won a gold medal at the 21st Sub Junior National Boxing Championship held in [[Noida]]. In the following year, he won a silver medal at the 22nd Sub Junior Boxing Championship in [[Jamshedpur]]. He won a gold medal in the 2007 School National Championship in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] along with the title of Best Boxer.

'''2008-2010'''

In 2008 he again won two gold medals. One at the 23rd Sub Junior National Boxing Championship held in Galanhad, [[Assam]], and the other in School National Games held in [[Shimla]]. He also participated in the Children of Asia Games in [[Russia]]. In the 2009 School National championship, he won a silver medal. He was a quarter-finalist in the 2009 [[AIBA World Boxing Championships|AIBA]] World Junior Boxing Championship held in [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]]. He won a bronze medal in the 2010 Youth School National Championship.

'''2011-2012'''

In 2011, Gaurav won a bronze medal at the 21st Presidents Cup held in [[Jakarta]]. He bagged a gold medal besides the title of Best Boxer at the 2011 All-India University Boxing Championship taken place in [[Udaipur]]. In the same year, he was part of the [[World Series of Boxing|Mumbai Fighters]] in the [[World Series of Boxing]] and won the match against the Dynamo Moscow. He won a silver medal in the 2012 59th Senior Men's National Boxing Championship in [[Hyderabad]].

'''2013'''

The boxer was selected for training cum World Boxing Championship in [[Kazakhstan]]. He came in at the second position for the World Championship selection trials. He attended the national camp in the month of May.

'''2014'''

Gaurav was a quarter-finalist in the 17th [[Asian Games]] held in [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]].

'''2015'''

Gaurav captured the silver medal in the Qatar [[List of current world boxing champions|International Boxing Championship]]. He was part of a training cum competition in [[China]] where he defeated the World Number 3 boxer of the year. He was selected by the [[World Series of Boxing|Italia Thunder]] for the [[World Series of Boxing]] for the session 2014-2015 and 2015–2016. He won three consecutive matches for his team in the tournament. He had a clear victory against Caciques Venezuela's Orlando David Pinosilva

In the two matches held in April, he crushed his opponents Zhakupov Kiras of Astana Arians [[Kazakhstan]] and Kozlowski Grzegorz of Rafako Hussars [[Poland|Polland]]. Earlier in the match held in the month of March, he had lost the match against Azerbaijan Baku Fires' Murad Rabadanov. He also lost the match against [[United States|USA]] Knockouts’ Venegas Brent Richard held in June.

'''2016'''

Gaurav participated in the World [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] qualifier held in [[Azerbaijan]]. In July, Gaurav reached the quarter-finals of the WSB/APB qualifier at [[Vargas (state)|Vargas]], [[Venezuela]]. He was selected for the [[World Series of Boxing]] by [[World Series of Boxing|USA Knockout]] for the season 2016 to 2017 but he lost the WSB fight against the [[British Empire|British]] Lionhearts.

'''2017'''

Gaurav Bidhuri claimed the bronze medal at the [[AIBA World Boxing Championships|AIBA World Boxing Championship]] held in [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]. He won a gold medal in the 44th Grand Prix held in the month of July in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]. He reached the quarter-finals of the [[Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|Asian Boxing Championship]] in [[Tashkent]], [[Uzbekistan]].

'''2018'''

At the Umakhanov Memorial Tournament in Kapiysk, Russia, he won a bronze medal. He also won a silver medal at the National Boxing Championship held in Pune.

'''2019'''

Gaurav played for the Bengaluru Brawler in the [https://bigboutboxing.com/#Home Big Bout League]. He won a silver medal at the [[Railways Sports Promotion Board|Indian Railway Championship]] held in the month of September. The boxer also won a silver medal at the Presidents Cup in [[Indonesia]]. He participated in the [[Round-robin tournament|Round Robin]] Cup which took place in [[Germany]]. He was also a participant in the [[Strandzha Cup|Strandhza Cup]] held in [[Bulgaria]].

== Awards and Achievements ==
Gaurav Bidhuri is the 4th Indian Boxer in the history of boxing who has won a medal at the [[AIBA World Boxing Championships|World Boxing Championship]]. He is the 2nd Indian ever to grab a medal at the debut match of World Boxing Championship. Gaurav is the 1st Indian boxer till now who has signed two successive contracts in the [[World Series of Boxing|World Series Boxing]] (for the Italian team in 2015 and the USA team in 2016). He is the first and only wild card player to get a medal at the [[AIBA World Boxing Championships|World Boxing Championship]].

Gaurav was nominated for the [[Arjuna Award]], one of the highest-ranked sports, for three consecutive years, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

[[The Times of India]] awarded him with The Best Boxer Award in the year 2017.

== Social Media ==
The Indian boxer uses social media to share his daily life, practice sessions and workout videos with his fans. He has [https://www.instagram.com/gauravbidhuri_boxing/?hl=en 25.9K followers] on his [[Instagram]] and [https://twitter.com/GB_IndianBoxer 1358 followers] on his [[Twitter]]. Apart from these two social media platforms he also uses [https://www.facebook.com/gaurav.bidhuri.7 Facebook] to share his life moments with his fans.

==References==
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==External links==
*http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/world-boxing-championship-gaurav-bidhuri-assures-india-a-medal/articleshow/60279535.cms

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