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Amit Panghal Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 3, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth16 October 1995

Age29 Years (as of 2024)

BirthplaceMayna, Rohtak, Haryana, India

ProfessionAmateur Boxer

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Vijender Singh Panghal; Brother - Ajay Panghal (Indian Army)

Amit Panghal Biography

Amit Panghal is an Indian amateur boxer from Mayna, Rohtak, known for winning India’s first male silver at the AIBA World Boxing Championships (2019). A 52

Early life and background

Amit Panghal was born on 16 October 1995 in Mayna village in Rohtak, Haryana. He grew up in a Haryanvi family where resources were limited; his father, Vijender Singh Panghal, worked as a farmer, and an elder brother, Ajay Panghal, later served in the Indian Army. Ajay, who was himself a boxer, encouraged Amit to pursue the sport and gave up his own boxing ambitions so Amit could train.

Panghal trained at the Sir Chhoturam Boxing Academy in Rohtak and developed into a disciplined athlete. He is reported to follow a rigorous daily routine that typically involves two indoor training sessions totalling around five hours, including warm-ups, pad work, bag work, abdominal exercises and recovery. Outside the gym he enjoys horse riding and travelling, and he is a devotee of Lord Hanuman.

Career

Amit Panghal emerged on the national scene in 2017. That year he won a gold medal at the National Boxing Championships and claimed a bronze medal in the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships held in Tashkent. The Asian bronze helped secure his place at the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships, where he reached the quarterfinals.

Over the next two years Panghal consolidated his position in international amateur boxing. In 2018 he took silver at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast and later won gold at the Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang. He also won the Strandzha Cup in Sofia the same year. In 2019, after moving up a weight class from 49 kg to 52 kg to adapt to Olympic category changes, he won gold at the Asian Boxing Championships in Bangkok and became the first Indian man to win a silver medal at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Yekaterinburg.

Panghal continued to compete at a high level into 2020. He defeated Carlo Paalam in a 52 kg quarterfinal bout to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics and also won gold at the Boxing World Cup in Germany that year. At the continental level he added a silver medal at the Asian Boxing Championship in Dubai in 2021.

Throughout his career he has competed mainly in light flyweight and flyweight divisions. His coach and mentor is Anil Dhankar. Early awards include 'Best Boxer' honours at junior state championships in Haryana.

Public profile

Panghal combines his sporting career with service in the Indian Army. Since 2018 he has been serving as a Junior Commissioned Officer and has been posted with the 22nd Battalion of The Mahar Regiment (as of 2021). He has been associated with the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) run by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

He has been publicly visible beyond the ring as well: he has appeared on the cover of Grazia magazine and has been invited to participate in events such as the inauguration of a junior boxing championship at Chandigarh University. Panghal has spoken about using technology and video analysis to study opponents and improve performance. He has expressed admiration for public figures such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and cites boxer Vijender Singh as an inspiration.

Personal

Panghal is unmarried. He is known to be close to his niece Mehak, whom he regards as a lucky charm. His physical profile is compact and powerful: he stands about 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) and competes around the 50–52 kg range. He has dark brown hair and black eyes.

Latest updates

Between 2019 and 2021 Panghal achieved several of his career milestones: Asian Championship gold in 2019, a historic World Championship silver the same year, qualification for the Tokyo Olympics via a 2020 quarterfinal win over Carlo Paalam, and a Boxing World Cup gold in 2020. He continued to win medals at the continental level, including a 2021 Asian Championship silver in Dubai. As of the latest available information in this profile, he remained an active competitor and a serving Army JCO.
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Recent Work

AIBA World Boxing Championships

Silver medal (Flyweight) — Yekaterinburg, 2019

2019
Asian Boxing Championship

Gold medal (Flyweight) — Bangkok, 2019

2019
Boxing World Cup

Gold medal — Germany, 2020

2020
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Career Highlights

  1. First Indian man to win a silver medal at the AIBA World Boxing Championships (2019)
  2. Gold medalist at the 2018 Asian Games (Light Flyweight)
  3. Silver medalist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games (Light Flyweight)
  4. Gold medalist at the 2019 Asian Boxing Championship (Bangkok)
  5. Qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by winning the 52 kg quarterfinal in 2020
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Amit Panghal born?

16 October 1995

What is Amit Panghal known for?

Amateur Boxer

What is Amit Panghal’s marital status?

Unmarried