- Akhil Kumar
Infobox person
name = Akhil Kumar
imagesize = 240px
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|3|27
birth_place =Faizabad ,Uttar Pradesh , flagicon|IndiaIndia
height = convert|165|cm|ftin|abbr=on
nationality =India n
citizenship =India n
occupation = BoxerBantamweight
residence =Bhiwani ,Haryana Akhil Kumar (born
March 27 ,1981 ) is anIndia n boxer fromBhiwani ,Haryana .Career
Akhil Kumar was born in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh [http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_4728947.html] . He received his initial training at Bhiwani Boxing Club. One of the biggest influences in his career has been that of coach
Jagdish Singh , whom Akhil respects a lot [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080816/haryana.htm#15] .2004 - 2006
At the Olympics 2004 he lost in the first round to Jerome Thomas. In 2005, he won the gold medal at the 4th Commonwealth Federation Boxing Championships, Glasgow. He defeated
Bongani Mahalangu of South Africa by a narrow margin of 18-17 in the 54 kg final [cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050822/sports.htm|title=Indian Boxers Win Commonwealth Title|publisher=The Tribune|date=August 21, 2005|accessdate=2008-08-17] .He won the gold medal in the Bantamweight 54 kg category at the
2006 Commonwealth Games by edging out NigerianNestor Bolum and defeating Mauritian southpawBruno Julie in the final.2008 Beijing Olympics
Akhil qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games beating among others, the silver medallist from the 2004 Summer Olympics -
Worapoj Petchkoom at the Asian boxing qualifying tournament inBangkok .At the Olympic event, he made his way to the second round in the Bantamweight 54 kg category beating Frenchman
Ali Hallab on points 12-5. In the round of 16, he controversially beat current World ChampionSergey Vodopyanov coming from 2-6 down in the second round of the bout. The score was tied 9-9 at the end of the fourth round but the judges' decision went in Akhil's favor on account of having landed a greater number of punches [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C73/BXM054406.shtml#BXM054406] . He lost 3-10 toVeaceslav Gojan ofMoldova in the quarter finals on August 18th, 2008.Awards
Akhil received the
Arjuna award in 2005.ee Also
*
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight
* Jitender Kumar
*Vijender Kumar External links
* [http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_4728947.html Biodata (hindi)]
* [http://www.akhilboxer.com Official Website]
* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/6/205926.shtml Olympics 2008 Biography]
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/akhil-kumar-1.html sports-reference]References
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