Indian boxer Akash Kumar wins bronze, becomes 7th male boxer to win medal at World Boxing Championships

Indian boxer Akash Kumar became the 7^th Indian male boxer who won a medal at the World Boxing Championships. Akash a bronze medal in the 54-kg category at the 2021 AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on November 4, 2021. Akash will receive $25,000 as prize money and a belt for his accomplishment. He suffered a 0-5 loss against Kazakhstan’s Makhmud Sabyrkhan in the 54-kg category.

21-year-old Akash was playing his debut World Championship at an elite level. With the bronze medal win, Akash joined the elite league of boxers who have won medals at the men’s World Championships.

The 2021 AIBA men’s World Boxing Championships saw the participation of 650 top boxers from more than 100 countries. The gold medalists of each category will be presented with $1,00,000 while silver and bronze medalists will be awarded $50,000 and $25,000 respectively. The total prize money at AIBA 2021 World Boxing Championship was $2.6 million. All winners at AIBA 2021 will be awarded medals made of solid gold and silver, and belts for their accomplishment.s

Who is Akash Kumar?

Akash Kumar is an Indian boxer from Bhiwani, Haryana who was introduced to Boxing in 2008 by his wrestler father. 21-year-old boxer Akash Kumar is 5’3” tall. He became the 7^th Indian male boxer who won a medal at the World Boxing Championships after securing a bronze medal in the 54-kg category at the 2021 AIBA men’s World Boxing Championships in Belgrade. Akash is an alumnus of the Army Sports Institute in Pune. He has trained under Sanjay Sheoran.

With the bronze medal win, Akash secured the 7^th medal for India at the World Boxing Championships and joined the elite league of boxers who have won medals at the men’s World Championships.

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