Dinesh Dagar is an Indian amateur boxer who competes in the welterweight division. He won silver medals at the 2018 India Open, the 2018 National Boxing Championships, the 2019 GeeBee Boxing Tournament and the 2019 President's Cup, and a bronze medal at the 2019 India Open.
Early life
Dagar was born on 19 July 1995. He took up boxing in 2010 after being inspired by Indian wrestling icon Sushil Kumar. He later trained at the National Institute of Sports in Patiala.
Career
In March 2013, Dagar represented India in the 64 kg category at the Youth Asian Boxing Championship in Subic Bay, Philippines.
In 2018, Dagar won a silver medal in the 69 kg category at the inaugural India Open in New Delhi. Later that year, he represented the Indian Tigers in the 69 kg category in the World Series of Boxing. He also won silver in the 69 kg category at the 2018 National Boxing Championships.
In 2019, Dagar won silver in the 69 kg category at the GeeBee Boxing Tournament in Helsinki. He later won bronze in the 69 kg category at the 2019 India Open in Guwahati. At the 23rd President's Cup in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, he won silver in the 69 kg category. At the 2019 Elite Men's National Boxing Championships, Dagar competed in the 69 kg category for the Railway Sports Promotion Board.
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External links Official profile