Neeraj Goyat


Neeraj Goyat is a professional boxer from India. He won the title of India's most promising boxer in 2008. He is also the first Indian professional boxer to fight a 12-round fight and win it and the first Indian to have made it to WBC world rankings. Also he won the Award of WBC Asia ‘Honorary Boxer of the year’ 2017. He has become the only Indian boxer who’s face can be seen on the WBC belt with Indian flag. On June 26 2019, Neeraj was in a car accident.

Early life

Neeraj Goyat did his Schooling till 9th standard from SD model school, Haryana. He Started boxing in 2006 in the Army sports institute and studied for 10th standard there. In the first junior national tournament held in 2007, he won the bronze medal. In the year 2008, Neeraj Goyat won the gold medal in the Youth National Tournament.
Neeraj got interested in boxing because the physique and the personality of sportsmen really appealed to him. He started with Athletics, but then when he saw boxers training around him he saw them and was really impressed with their level of fitness and strength and that's how he shifted to boxing. Since Neeraj had a very good level of fitness, he got selected in the Army sports institute in the year 2006, got very good training from the coaches there and learnt a lot from the senior boxers in the institute.
He aims at becoming the WBC World Champion and follow the footsteps of his favorite boxer Mike Tyson who is also a former WBC World Champion.

Career

Neeraj Goyat is the first Indian professional Boxer who went to Venezuela for the Olympic qualifiers He won the Award of WBC Asia ‘Honorary Boxer of the year’ 2017.

Performance in pro boxing

Total number of Pro fights – 16
International level achievements
National level achievements

Television Show on Boxing participated by Neeraj Goyat