Template:Infobox boxer (amateur) Jai Bhagwan (born 11 May 1985), is a two-time Asian Championships medallist and a bronze winner at the 2010 Commonwealth Games who also represented India in Boxing in the lightweight (60 kg) division at the 2012 London Olympics.[1][2]
Bhagwan qualified for the London Games by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku.[3] He was coached by the Indian Boxing Coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu.
In 2011, he appeared in reality game show, hosted by Shahrukh Khan called Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout and was one of the finalists.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, in a dominating performance, he thrashed Andrique Allisop of Seychelles 18—8 in the opening round on 29 July 2012.[4] On 2 August 2012, Jai Bhagwan lost to Kazakh fighter Gani Zhailauov at the London Olympics in the last 16.[5]
References
- ↑ Archived copy.
- ↑ Third time lucky for boxer Jai Bhagwan. India Today(9 July 2012).
- ↑ Profile: Jai Bhagwan(26 July 2012). Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ↑ Jai Bhagwan storms into second round of 60kg event(30 July 2012).
- ↑ Indian pugilist Jai Bhagwan boxed out.
External links
- Jai Bhagwan, Profile International Boxing Association