Manisha Moun

Manisha Moun
Personal information
Born (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 (age 26)[1]
Matour, Kaithal district, Haryana, India[2]
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classFeatherweight (57 kg)
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Istanbul Featherweight
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bangkok Bantamweight

Manisha Moun (born 23 December 1997) is an Indian boxer who competes in the featherweight weight class. She won bronze at the 2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships.

Early life

Moun was born on 23 December 1997 in Matour village at Kaithal district, Haryana. She was the youngest of three children and her father worked as a tractor mechanic, before becoming bedridden after two heart attacks.[3][4]

Despite being disallowed by her parents from taking part in any sport,[5] Moun would sneak out of the house with her brother to play volleyball. She was soon noticed by a boxing coach and started her training at the age of 12, while keeping it a secret from her father. He discovered her participation two years later when he read a newspaper report of her winning a medal in a district-level competition.[2][4][6] Moun states that she used to fight in her locality and "beat up boys a lot" during her childhood.[4]

Career

2018

Moun won her first senior medal, when she came second at the 2018 National Championships.[2] In the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, she made it to the quarterfinals in the bantamweight category; her wins over higher-ranked Christina Cruz and defending champion Dina Zholaman received praise.[2][5][7][8]

2019

She again won a silver medal at the 2019 National Championships[9] before going on to win a bronze medal at the 2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships, where she lost to Huang Hsiao-wen in a 2–3 split decision.[10]

After switching to the featherweight category,[11] Moun was not selected for the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Queens of the Ring - Manisha Moun (54Kg)". PressReader. Mail Today. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Selvaraj, Jonathan (16 November 2018). "Carefree Manisha continues remarkable rise through boxing ranks". ESPN.in. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ Nair, Shashank (17 November 2018). "Maun about boxing". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Chaudhary, Amit (20 November 2018). "The girl from Kaithal: Manisha Moun's story seems straight out of a movie but her struggles are real". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b Siwach, Vinay (16 November 2018). "Boxing World Championships: Calm and confident Manisha arrives at big stage in style". Scroll.in. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  6. ^ Das, Suprita (27 October 2018). "Short bursts, long goal". Livemint. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  7. ^ "World Boxing Championships: Rookie Manisha Maun outclasses two-time medallist Christina Cruz". The Times of India. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  8. ^ Gurung, Anmol (19 November 2018). "Manisha continues giant-killing spree". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Women's National Boxing Championships: Meenakumari Devi upsets Manisha Maun for gold; Lovlina Borgohain wins in 69 kg". Firstpost. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  10. ^ Padmadeo, Vinayak (26 April 2019). "After first bronze, Manisha to punch above her weight". The Tribune. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  11. ^ Sunam, Ashim (23 June 2019). "India women's boxing: Competition ahead of marquee competition". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  12. ^ Badola, Sumit (2 October 2019). "Women's World Boxing Championships 2019: Sarita, Neeraj, Lovlina Eyeing Rich Haul for India at World Boxing". The Quint. Retrieved 12 October 2019.