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{{short description|Indian boxer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Jamuna Boro
| image =Jamuna Boro.png
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| nickname =
| weight class = [[Bantamweight]]
| height =
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| nationality = Indian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|5|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sonitpur]], [[Assam]], India
| style = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| boxrec = 899898
| total = 3
| wins = 3
| KO = 0
| losses = 0
| draws = 0
| no contests = 0
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's [[amateur boxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalComp|[[AIBA World Boxing Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships|2019 Ulan-Ude]]|[[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships – Bantamweight|Bantamweight]]}}
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'''Jamuna Boro''' (born 7 May 1997) is an Indian amateur woman [[Boxing|boxer]]. She won a bronze medal at the [[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships]] held in [[Ulan-Ude]], [[Russia]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Jamuna Boro settles for bronze in AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2019/oct/12/jamuna-boro-settles-for-bronze-in-aiba-womens-world-boxing-championships-2046595.html|access-date=8 March 2021|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

She won a [[gold medal]] at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament held in [[Guwahati]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1150603/jsp/northeast/story_23597.jsp|title=Golden hopes for Jamuna Boro|work=The Telegraph|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=PTI|title=India Open gold medallist Jamuna Boro's incredible story, starring her mother Nirmala|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/boxing/india-open-jamuna-boro-profile-gold-medal-54-kg-mary-kom-meena-kumari-boxing-assam-cm-sarbananda-sonowal/article27250663.ece|access-date=8 March 2021|work=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/world-youth-boxing-championships-jamuna-boro-in-prequarters/article5920051.ece|title=World Youth Boxing Championships: Jamuna Boro in pre-quarters|date=17 April 2014|work=The Hindu|access-date=23 July 2018|others=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She also won a gold medal at the 23rd President's Cup 2019 Boxing International Open Tournament held in [[Labuan Bajo]], [[East Nusa Tenggara]].<ref name="DNA">{{cite news |last1=Krishnan |first1=G. |title=Jamuna Boro sets her sights on Worlds gold |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-jamuna-boro-sets-her-sights-on-worlds-gold-2777435 |accessdate=6 August 2019 |work=DNA India |date=31 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal Information==
Jamuna Boro was born on 7 May 1997 in [[Sonitpur]], [[Assam]].<ref name="Elite"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Boxing Federation Boxer Details |url=http://www.indiaboxing.in/boxerdetails.php?regno=8990 |website=www.indiaboxing.in |accessdate=13 October 2019}}</ref> She hails from Belsiri village. Her father, Parshu Boro, died when she was ten years old and her mother, Nirmali Boro had to work as a vegetable [[vendor]].<ref name="Elite"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=शर्मा |first1=दिलीप कुमार |title=मां बेचती हैं सब्ज़ी और बेटी इंटरनेशनल बॉक्सर |url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/sport-40407412 |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=BBC News हिंदी |date=27 June 2017 |language=hi}}</ref>

==Sports==
Boro started her career as a [[Wushu (sport)|Wushu]] player, coached by John Smith Narzary. In 2009, during the State Wushu Championship held at [[Udalguri]], she was spotted by the observers of [[Sports Authority of India]] (SAI). Later she started boxing and was selected for the SAI Regional Sub Centre, based in [[Guwahati]].<ref name=assamtrib>{{cite news|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jul0117/sports055|title=Concern over govt's apathy towards Jamuna|work=[[The Assam Tribune]]|date=30 June 2017|access-date=23 August 2018}}</ref> She is included in the Elite Women's team.<ref name="Elite">{{cite web|url=http://boxingfederation.in/elite-women/|title=Elite Women |website=[[Indian Boxing Federation]] |accessdate=14 June 2019}}</ref> She won a silver medal in the 56th Belgrade Women's Boxing Tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eubcboxing.org/news/56th-belgrade-winner-tournament-bulletin/|title=56th Belgrade Winner – tournament bulletin|publisher=[[European Boxing Confederation]]|date=29 April 2018|access-date=22 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/jamuna-wins-silver/|title=Jamuna wins silver|work=[[The Sentinel (Guwahati)]]|date=30 April 2018|access-date=23 August 2018}}</ref> She recently participated in the event 2nd ‘Bengal Classic’ All India Invitational Elite (Men/ Women) Boxing Championship, held at Jatin Das Park, [[Kolkata]] from 21 to 25 January 2019 and 67th All India Police Wrestling Cluster held at Jaipur from 27 Feb to 3 March 2019. She won a [[gold medal]] at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament held in [[Guwahati]] from 20 to 24 May 2019 where she defeated her rivals Meena Kumari Maisnam in semi-finals and Y Sandhyarani Devi in the finals. She also won a [[gold medal]] at the 23rd President's Cup 2019 Boxing International Open Tournament held in [[Labuan Bajo]], [[East Nusa Tenggara]] where she beat her opponents Kase Serlin Alin Liliwati of [[Indonesia]] in semi-finals and Giulia Lamagna of [[Italy]] in the finals both by 5–0.<ref name="DNA"/> She is registered with Boxing Federation of India and is an employee of the [[Assam Rifles]].

In November 2019, Boro signed up with sports management firm Infinity Optimal Solutions (IOS) which will handle her endorsements and commercial interests.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/five-world-medallist-boxers-sign-up-with-ios-119111500762_1.html|title= Five world-medallist boxers sign up with IOS|last=PTI|date=15 November 2019|accessdate=23 September 2020}}</ref>

=== 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships ===
Boro, in 54 kg category, was amongst ten boxers who had represented India in The [[2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships]] held in [[Ulan-Ude]], [[Russia]] from 3 to 13 October 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mary Kom, Sarita Devi among 10 women boxers selected for AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/mary-kom-sarita-devi-among-10-women-boxers-selected-for-aiba-womens-world-boxing-championships20190808174834/ |access-date=10 March 2021 |work=ANI News |date=6 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She lost to Chinese Taipei's [[Huang Hsiao-wen]] in the semifinal and had to settle with a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jamuna Boro settles for bronze in AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2019/oct/12/jamuna-boro-settles-for-bronze-in-aiba-womens-world-boxing-championships-2046595.html |accessdate=11 December 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=12 October 2019}}</ref>

==Achievements==
* 2019: Bronze – [[AIBA World Boxing Championships|AIBA World Boxing Championship]] at [[Ulan-Ude|Ulan-Ude, Russia]]
* 2019: Gold – India Open International Boxing Tournament, [[Guwahati]]
* 2019: Gold – President Cup Boxing International Open Tournament, [[Indonesia]]
* 2018: Silver – Belgrade Boxing Championship, [[Serbia]]
*2015: Bronze – World Youth Boxing Championship; Taipei.<ref name="Elite" />
*2013: Gold – 2nd Nations Cup International Sub-Junior Girls Tournament; Zrenjanun, Serbia.<ref name="Elite"/>
*2012: Gold – 7th Sub-Junior Women National Boxing Championships; Kolkata.<ref name="Elite"/>
*2011: Gold – 2nd Sub-Junior Women National Boxing Championships; Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Elite"/>
*2010: Gold – 1st Sub-Junior Women National Boxing Championship; Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Elite"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaboxing.in/boxerdetails.php?regno=8990|title=Indian Boxing Federation Boxer Details|website=Indian Boxing Federation}}

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[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian women boxers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Guwahati]]
[[Category:People from Sonitpur district]]
[[Category:AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Bantamweight boxers]]

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