Neeraj Goyat
Goyat in Auckland, 2020
Born (1991-11-11) 11 November 1991
Begumpur, Karnal, Haryana, India
NationalityIndian
Statistics
Weight classWelterweight
Weight(s)66.8 kg (147 lb)
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights24
Wins18
Wins by KO8
Losses4
Draws2

Neeraj Goyat (born 11 November 1991) is an Indian professional boxer.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] He won the title of "India's most promising boxer" in 2008. He is also the first professional boxer who played three fights of twelve rounds and won it. The first Indian boxer to have made it to WBC World Rankings (Ranked 20). Also he won award of WBC Asia "Honorary Boxer of the year" in 2017.[9] He became the only Indian boxer whose face can be seen on the WBC belt and because of him, first time Indian Flag can be seen on a WBC belt.[10][11][12][13] He become first Indian who defeated china's boxer Xu Can in China itself in the year 2014,[14][15] who is World Boxing Association world champion. Neeraj was in a car accident in 2019, but has recovered and competed since.[16]

Early life

Goyat was born in begumpur village in Karnal, Haryana. Neeraj Goyat did his Schooling till 9th standard from SD model school, Haryana. He Started boxing in 2006 in the Army sports institute and studied for 10th standard there. In the first junior national tournament held in 2007, he won the bronze medal. In the year 2008, Neeraj Goyat won the gold medal in the Youth National Tournament.

Neeraj got interested in boxing because the physique and the personality of sportsmen really appealed to him. He started with Athletics, but then when he saw boxers training around him he saw them and was really impressed with their level of fitness and strength and that's how he shifted to boxing. Since Neeraj had a very good level of fitness, he got selected in the Army sports institute[17] in the year 2006, got very good training from the coaches there and learnt a lot from the senior boxers in the institute.

He aims at becoming the WBC World Champion and follow the footsteps of his favorite boxer Mike Tyson who is also a former WBC World Champion.[18]

Career

Neeraj Goyat is the first Indian professional Boxer who went to Venezuela for the Olympic qualifiers before 2016 Summer Olympics and won bronze medal.[19][20][21] He won the Award of WBC Asia ‘Honorary Boxer of the year’ 2017.[22][23]

Performance in pro boxing

  • 3 times WBC Asia title holder.
  • WBC Asian Champion 2015
  • WBC Asian Champion 2016
  • WBC Asian Champion 2017[24]

Total number of Pro fights – 24

  • Won – 18 (8 knockouts)[25]
  • Draw – 2
  • Lost – 4

Performance in amateur boxing

International level achievements

  • Olympic qualifiers tournament 2016 Venezuela – bronze medal
  • Youth commonwealth games 2008 – bronze medal
  • Youth world championship 2008 Mexico – participation
  • President cup Indonesia 2011 – participation
  • World military games 2011 Brazil – participation

National level achievements

  • Junior national 2007 – bronze
  • Youth National 2008 – gold
  • All India super cup 2010 – silver
  • All India AK Mishra 2010 – gold
  • National games 2011 – silver
  • Senior national 2012 – silver

Film and Television Career

Television Show on Boxing participated by Neeraj Goyat

Film career

References

  1. ↑ "Boxing record for Neeraj Goyat". BoxRec.
  2. ↑ ScoopWhoop (24 November 2016). "Indian Pro-Boxer Neeraj Goyat Breaks Into WBC Rankings For The First Time".
  3. ↑ "Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat to defend WBC Asia title against Ben Kite". 5 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Asia-Pacific champion Neeraj breaks into WBC rankings – Times of India". The Times of India. 24 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Five things you should know about Neeraj Goyat". 25 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat to defend WBC title in October". 5 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat retains WBC Asia welterweight title". 15 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rio 2016: Neeraj Goyat kept the Olympics hope after successful qualifiers - Xtratime". Xtratime.in. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "India's Neeraj Goyat is WBC Asia Boxer of the Year". Hindustan Times. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "India's Neeraj Goyat conferred with WBC Asia Boxer of the Year Award". May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Neeraj Goyat named honorary WBC Asia Boxer of the Year".
  12. ↑ "India's Neeraj Goyat is WBC Asia Boxer of the Year". May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Neeraj Goyat: India's Neeraj Goyat is WBC Asia Boxer of the Year | Boxing News - Times of India". The Times of India. May 2018.
  14. ↑ "BoxRec: Can Xu". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  15. ↑ Esco, Wil (31 May 2019). "Amir Khan looks to rebound against Neeraj Goyat on July 12 in Saudi Arabia". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Neeraj Goyat ruled out of Amir khan showdown after accident". India Today. Press Trust of India. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "Army Sports | India". www.armysportsinstitute.com. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  18. ↑ Arjit Dabas (2017). "Army Man-Turned-Boxer Neeraj Goyat Aims to be World Champion". Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Boxing: Neeraj Goyat loses in semis of qualifying but remains in fray for Olympics berth". 8 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "Boxer Neeraj Goyat moves closer to Rio Olympic berth". 5 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat one win away from Olympic qualification". The Economic Times.
  22. ↑ "WBC एशियाई पुरस्कार से सम्मानित हुए मुक्केबाज नीरज गोयत". May 2018.
  23. ↑ "India's Neeraj Goyat is WBC Asia Boxer of the Year". May 2018.
  24. ↑ "Neeraj Goyat retains his WBC Asia Welterweight title after a win by unanimous decision". scroll.in. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  25. ↑ "Boxer Neeraj Goyat records KO win in Dubai Fight Night supported by Amir Khan". The Times of India. 17 October 2021.
  26. ↑ "Neeraj Goyat: Professional boxers to seek Railways permission for Super Boxing League | Boxing News - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 July 2017.
  27. ↑ "Real life boxers share their reel life experiences of becoming Mukkabaaz". 11 August 2017.
  28. ↑ "Vineet Kumar Singh lands knockout punches in 'Mukkabaaz'".
  29. ↑ Joshi, Namrata (21 October 2017). "'Not just another sports movie': Anurag Kashyap on 'Mukkabaaz'". The Hindu.
  30. ↑ "Farhan Akhtar to offer boxer Neeraj Goyat a role in Toofan". Mumbai Mirror. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  31. ↑ "'Toofan' star Farhan Akhtar and boxer Neeraj Goyat give major bro-training goals". The Asian Age. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  32. ↑ Desk, India com Entertainment (11 December 2019). "Farhan's 'Genuine' Prep For Toofan With Neeraj Goyat-Darrell Foster Makes Shibani Dandekar 'Sick' in Awe". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  33. ↑ "RRR Diaries: Ram Charan sweats it out with Indian pro boxer Neeraj Goyat - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  34. ↑ "RRR: SS Rajamouli Gets Ram Charan To Take Professional Boxing Lessons From Neeraj Goyat". Koimoi. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  35. ↑ Adivi, Sashidhar (19 January 2020). "Varun Tej to train under Neeraj Goyat". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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