Manisha Moun
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| Born | 23 December 1997[1] Matour, Kaithal district, Haryana, India[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Featherweight (57 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Manisha Moun (born 23 December 1997) is an Indian boxer who competes in the featherweight weight class. She won bronze at the 2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships.
Early life
[edit]Moun was born on 23 December 1997 in Matour village at Kaithal district, Haryana. She was the youngest of three children and her father worked as a tractor mechanic, before becoming bedridden after two heart attacks.[3][4]
Despite being disallowed by her parents from taking part in any sport,[5] Moun would sneak out of the house with her brother to play volleyball. She was soon noticed by a boxing coach and started her training at the age of 12, while keeping it a secret from her father. He discovered her participation two years later when he read a newspaper report of her winning a medal in a district-level competition.[2][4][6] Moun states that she used to fight in her locality and "beat up boys a lot" during her childhood.[4]
Career
[edit]2018
[edit]Moun won her first senior medal, when she came second at the 2018 National Championships.[2] In the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, she made it to the quarterfinals in the bantamweight category; her wins over higher-ranked Christina Cruz and defending champion Dina Zholaman received praise.[2][5][7][8]
2019
[edit]She again won a silver medal at the 2019 National Championships[9] before going on to win a bronze medal at the 2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships, where she lost to Huang Hsiao-wen in a 2–3 split decision.[10]
After switching to the featherweight category,[11] Moun was not selected for the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Queens of the Ring - Manisha Moun (54Kg)". PressReader. Mail Today. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d Selvaraj, Jonathan (16 November 2018). "Carefree Manisha continues remarkable rise through boxing ranks". ESPN.in. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Nair, Shashank (17 November 2018). "Maun about boxing". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b c Chaudhary, Amit (20 November 2018). "The girl from Kaithal: Manisha Moun's story seems straight out of a movie but her struggles are real". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b Siwach, Vinay (16 November 2018). "Boxing World Championships: Calm and confident Manisha arrives at big stage in style". Scroll.in. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Das, Suprita (27 October 2018). "Short bursts, long goal". Livemint. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "World Boxing Championships: Rookie Manisha Maun outclasses two-time medallist Christina Cruz". The Times of India. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Gurung, Anmol (19 November 2018). "Manisha continues giant-killing spree". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Women's National Boxing Championships: Meenakumari Devi upsets Manisha Maun for gold; Lovlina Borgohain wins in 69 kg". Firstpost. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ Padmadeo, Vinayak (26 April 2019). "After first bronze, Manisha to punch above her weight". The Tribune. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Sunam, Ashim (23 June 2019). "India women's boxing: Competition ahead of marquee competition". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Badola, Sumit (2 October 2019). "Women's World Boxing Championships 2019: Sarita, Neeraj, Lovlina Eyeing Rich Haul for India at World Boxing". The Quint. Retrieved 12 October 2019.