NAMAN TANWAR

Date of Birth: 25-9-1998
Place of Birth: Bhiwani, Haryana
Style: Orthodox

World Youth bronze-medallist in 2016, Naman initially took to boxing as a measure for weight management. The young lad’s dream of donning the India blazer drove him to work hard on his training and today, in a short span of a little of over a couple of years, he has emerged as one of India’s Olympic medal prospects.

Tanwar comes from a humble family background and has a brother and a sister. Once part of the President’s bodyguard regiment, his father is a retired army man.

Naman’s idols are India’s former star, Akhil Kumar and Cuba’s Olympic light-heavyweight champion, Julio César La Cruz. This young Indian pugilist has an open style, power in his punches, a good mix of defence and attack, speed, agility and guile. He can be deceptive and is blessed with remarkable mental strength.

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