MANISHA MOUN

Date of Birth: 23-12-1997
Place of Birth: Matour Village, Kaithal District
Style: Orthodox

Guided by passion and determination, the young Haryana girl progressed through the ranks quickly since making her foray. She got introduced to boxing in 2012 when she used to accompany her brother for volleyball matches for the first six months. During that period, she got hooked to the sport and moved from the outdoor courts to indoors, practising at the same venue where her brother played volleyball.

But as fate would have it, Manisha’s father was against her taking up any sport, let alone boxing. Young Manisha, who was enamored by the game, refused to get bogged down and continued pursuing it secretly despite opposition. She hid her rendezvous with the sport for almost a year, walking 10-km every day to reach the stadium and box.

In 2013, after she won the silver medal at State Boxing Championship and photos started appearing in local newspapers, her father unearthed the truth. Since then, Manisha’s father has been one of her strongest proponents, supporting her dream of making it big in boxing.

An ardent fan of Ukrainian Boxer Vasyl Lomachenko, Manish came to limelight during the 2018 World Championships held in New Delhi where she reached the quarter final in her maiden appearance. The Haryana girl bolstered her reputation of being a giant-killer by toppling two-time World Championships medalist Christina Cruz of USA in the very first round and then packed off the reigning World Champion boxer,  Dina Zhalaman from Kazakhstan.

In 2022, Manisha bagged the elusive World Championship medal as she brought home the bronze medal from the mega event in Istanbul, Turkey.

She became the 2022 National Champion in 57 kg after defeating Vinakshi in the final.

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