Boxing in India - wikipedia Boxing in India This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2015 ) Boxing in India Vijender Singh Country India Governing body Indian Boxing Federation National team ( ( India national team India ) ) In India, the game of boxing does not command a significant fan following, which commentators often attribute to the lack of discernible international victories. However, despite its limited success at large global championships, it is a regular medal - holder at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, Notable boxers and boxing victories Mohammad Ali Qamar became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, United Kingdom. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Vijender Singh won a bronze medal in the middleweight boxing category, while Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar qualified for the quarterfinals. Akhil Kumar, Jitender Kumar, A.L. Lakra, and Dinesh Kumar each won a bronze medal at the 2008 World Championship. Vijender Singh briefly reached World No. 1 in the middle weight ( 75 kg ) category class in 2009, when the International Boxing Association 's ( AIBA ) list was updated after 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships held in Milan, Where he won India 's first medal in an AIBA - WBC. On 29 June 2015, Vijender Singh bid adieu to his amateur career by turning professional as he signed a multi-year agreement with Queensberry Promotions through IOS Sports and Entertainment. This ruled him out of 2016 Olympics as he no longer remains eligible to represent India. India 's Mary Kom is a five - time World Amateur Boxing champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships. She also became the first Indian woman boxer to get a Gold Medal at the Asian Games during the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, South Korea. Five Indian boxers, three female and two male, were among the world 's top three in AIBA latest world rankings ( March 1, 2014 ) in their respective categories. The rankings were as follows : March 1, 2014 AIBA Rankings Rank Name Weight Category Country Josie Gabuco 45 -- 48 kg - Women Philippines Pinki Jangra 45 -- 48 kg - Women India Shiqi Xu 45 -- 48 kg - Women China Cancan Ren 51 kg - Women China Nicola Adams 51 kg - Women England MC Mary Kom 51 kg - Women India Yunfei Li 81 + kg - Women China Lazzat Kungeibaevya 81 + kg - Women Kazakhstan Kavita Chahal 81 + kg - Women India Birzhan Zharypov 46 -- 48 kg - Men Kazakhstan David Ayrapetan 46 -- 48 kg - Men Russia L Devendro Singh 46 -- 48 kg - Men India Robeisy Ramirez Carranza 56 kg - Men Cuba John Michael Conlan 56 kg - Men Ireland Shiva Thapa 56 kg - Men India In December, 2014, Boxing India declared its 1st Elite Men 's Nationals in Nagpur which were held from January 9 to 15, where boxers Satish Kumar, Manpreet Singh, Sumit Sangwan, Mrunal Bhosale won medals. In popular culture In 2014, Priyanka Chopra portrayed Mary Kom in an award winning biographical film about her life. 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Question: first indian boxer to win an olympic medal
Answer: Vijender Singh