Jamuna Boro

Jamuna Boro
Born (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 27)
Sonitpur, Assam, India
NationalityIndian
Statistics
Weight classBantamweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights3
Wins3
Wins by KO0
Losses0
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ulan-Ude Bantamweight

Jamuna Boro (born 7 May 1997) is an Indian former boxer. She won bronze medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.[2] She won gold medal at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament in Guwahati.[3] She won gold medal at the 23rd President's Cup 2019 Boxing International Open Tournament in Labuan Bajo.[4] She won bronze medal at the 5th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship in Hisar (city).[5] Boro resigned from Assam Rifles and was appointed as excise inspector by Assam Government.[6] She quit amateur boxing after the 5th Elite Women's National Boxing Championships.[5][failed verification]

Personal life

Jamuna Boro was born on 7 May 1997 in Sonitpur, 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 vegetable vendor.[7][9] In September 2021, Boro was appoineted as an excise inspector under the state sports policy of Assam.[10]

Career

She started her career as a Wushu player, coached by John Smith Narzary. In 2009, during the State Wushu Championship held at Udalguri, she was spotted by the observers of Sports Authority of India (SAI). Later she started boxing and was selected for the SAI Regional Sub Centre, based in Guwahati.[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, Kolkata from 21 to 25 January 2019 and 67th All India Police Wrestling Cluster held in Jaipur from 27 Feb to 3 March 2019. She won gold medal at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament held in Guwahati from 20 to 24 May 2019 where she defeated her rivals Meena Kumari Maisnam in semi-finals and Y Sandhyarani Devi in the finals. She won gold medal at the 23rd President's Cup 2019 Boxing International Open Tournament held in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara where she beat her opponents Kase Serlin Alin Liliwati of Indonesia in semi-finals and Giulia Lamagna of Italy in 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

Boro, in 54 kg category, was amongst ten boxers who had represented India in The 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in Ulan-Ude, Russia from 3 to 13 October 2019.[15] She lost to Chinese Taipei's Huang Hsiao-wen in the semifinal and had to settle with a bronze medal.[16]

Achievements

  • 2021: Bronze - 5th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship, Hisar (city).[5]
  • 2019: Bronze – AIBA World Boxing Championship at Ulan-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

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Jamuna Boro". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Jamuna Boro settles for bronze in AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. ^ PTI. "India Open gold medallist Jamuna Boro's incredible story, starring her mother Nirmala". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b Krishnan, G. (31 July 2019). "Jamuna Boro sets her sights on Worlds gold". DNA India. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Bhagyabati Kachari storms into final". The Sentinel. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Assam: Boxer Jamuna Boro Appointed As Excise Inspector". sentinelassam. 4 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Elite Women". Indian Boxing Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Indian Boxing Federation Boxer Details". www.indiaboxing.in. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  9. ^ शर्मा, दिलीप कुमार (27 June 2017). "मां बेचती हैं सब्ज़ी और बेटी इंटरनेशनल बॉक्सर". BBC News हिंदी (in Hindi). Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  10. ^ "I am really honoured, says Boxer Jamuna Boro after receiving appointment letter for Excise Inspector". NE Now. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Concern over govt's apathy towards Jamuna". The Assam Tribune. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  12. ^ "56th Belgrade Winner – tournament bulletin". European Boxing Confederation. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Jamuna wins silver". The Sentinel (Guwahati). 30 April 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  14. ^ PTI (15 November 2019). "Five world-medallist boxers sign up with IOS". Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Mary Kom, Sarita Devi among 10 women boxers selected for AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships". ANI News. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Jamuna Boro settles for bronze in AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships". The New Indian Express. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.