Jamuna Boro
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| Born | 7 May 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight class | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jamuna Boro(born 7 May 1997) is an Indian former boxer. She wonbronze medalat the2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.[2]She wongold medalat the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament inGuwahati.[3]She wongold medalat the 23rd President's Cup 2019 Boxing International Open Tournament inLabuan Bajo.[4]She wonbronze medalat the 5th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship inHisar (city).[5]Boro resigned fromAssam Riflesand was appointed as excise inspector byAssam Government.[6]She quitamateur boxingafter the 5th Elite Women's National Boxing Championships.[5][failed verification]
Personal life
[edit]Jamuna Boro was born on 7 May 1997 inSonitpur,Assam.[7][8]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 vegetablevendor.[7][9]In September 2021, Boro was appoineted as an excise inspector under the state sports policy of Assam.[10]
Career
[edit]She started her career as aWushuplayer, coached by John Smith Narzary. In 2009, during the State Wushu Championship held atUdalguri,she was spotted by the observers ofSports Authority of India(SAI). Later she started boxing and was selected for the SAI Regional Sub Centre, based inGuwahati.[11]She is included in the Elite Women's team.[7]She won a silver medal in the 56th Belgrade Women's Boxing Tournament.[12][13]She had participated at the 2nd ‘Bengal Classic’ All India Invitational Elite (Men/ Women) Boxing Championship, held in Jatin Das Park,Kolkatafrom 21 to 25 January 2019 and 67th All India Police Wrestling Cluster held in Jaipur from 27 Feb to 3 March 2019. She wongold medalat the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament held inGuwahatifrom 20 to 24 May 2019 where she defeated her rivals Meena Kumari Maisnam in semi-finals and Y Sandhyarani Devi in the finals. She wongold medalat the 23rd President's Cup 2019 Boxing International Open Tournament held inLabuan Bajo,East Nusa Tenggarawhere she beat her opponents Kase Serlin Alin Liliwati ofIndonesiain semi-finals and Giulia Lamagna ofItalyin the finals both by 5–0.[4]She is registered with Boxing Federation of India.
In November 2019, Boro signed up with sports management firm Infinity Optimal Solutions (IOS) which will handle her endorsements and commercial interests.[14]
2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships
[edit]Boro, in 54 kg category, was amongst ten boxers who had represented India in The2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championshipsheld inUlan-Ude,Russiafrom 3 to 13 October 2019.[15]She lost to Chinese Taipei'sHuang Hsiao-wenin the semifinal and had to settle with a bronze medal.[16]
Achievements
[edit]- 2021: Bronze - 5th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship,Hisar (city).[5]
- 2019: Bronze –AIBA World Boxing ChampionshipatUlan-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.[7]
- 2013: Gold – 2nd Nations Cup International Sub-Junior Girls Tournament; Zrenjanun, Serbia.[7]
- 2012: Gold – 7th Sub-Junior Women National Boxing Championships; Kolkata.[7]
- 2011: Gold – 2nd Sub-Junior Women National Boxing Championships; Tamil Nadu.[7]
- 2010: Gold – 1st Sub-Junior Women National Boxing Championship; Tamil Nadu.[7]
References
[edit]- ^"Boxing record for Jamuna Boro".BoxRec.
- ^"Jamuna Boro settles for bronze in AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships".The New Indian Express.Retrieved8 March2021.
- ^PTI."India Open gold medallist Jamuna Boro's incredible story, starring her mother Nirmala".Sportstar.Retrieved8 March2021.
- ^abKrishnan, G. (31 July 2019)."Jamuna Boro sets her sights on Worlds gold".DNA India.Retrieved6 August2019.
- ^abc"Bhagyabati Kachari storms into final".The Sentinel.27 October 2021.Retrieved23 May2022.
- ^"Assam: Boxer Jamuna Boro Appointed As Excise Inspector".sentinelassam.4 September 2021.
- ^abcdefgh"Elite Women".Indian Boxing Federation.Retrieved14 June2019.
- ^"Indian Boxing Federation Boxer Details".www.indiaboxing.in.Retrieved13 October2019.
- ^शर्मा, दिलीप कुमार (27 June 2017)."मां बेचती हैं सब्ज़ी और बेटी इंटरनेशनल बॉक्सर".BBC News हिंदी(in Hindi).Retrieved8 March2021.
- ^"I am really honoured, says Boxer Jamuna Boro after receiving appointment letter for Excise Inspector".NE Now.3 September 2021.Retrieved23 May2022.
- ^"Concern over govt's apathy towards Jamuna".The Assam Tribune.30 June 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2018.Retrieved23 August2018.
- ^"56th Belgrade Winner – tournament bulletin".European Boxing Confederation.29 April 2018.Retrieved22 August2018.
- ^"Jamuna wins silver".The Sentinel (Guwahati).30 April 2018.Retrieved23 August2018.
- ^PTI (15 November 2019)."Five world-medallist boxers sign up with IOS".Retrieved23 September2020.
- ^"Mary Kom, Sarita Devi among 10 women boxers selected for AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships".ANI News.6 August 2019.Retrieved10 March2021.
- ^"Jamuna Boro settles for bronze in AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships".The New Indian Express.12 October 2019.Retrieved11 December2019.