Satish Kumar (boxer)


Satish Kumar Yadav is an Indian amateur boxer from Bulandshahr. He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon in the super heavyweight category and is the first Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics in the super heavyweight category.

Personal and early life

Born to a farmer in Bulandshahr who had four sons, Satish Kumar wanted to join the army like his elder brother did. He did so in 2008 as a Sepoy and moved to Ranikhet, where he was spotted for his height during a boxing camp and was urged to give the sport a try. He didn't even know what boxing was at the time, thinking that WWE was boxing citing that he had heard of The Undertaker and John Cena.

Awards

He was awarded by the Government of India, the prestigious Arjuna Award in.