Manju Rani

Manju Rani (born 26 October 1999) is an Indian boxer. She won a silver medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.^[2][3] She also won a silver medal at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament 2019 held in Bulgaria^[4] and bronze medals at the Thailand Open 2017 and India Open 2017.^[5]

Manju Rani
Rani with Kalaivani Srinivasan at 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament Guwahati
Born	(1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 25)
Nationality	Indian
Statistics
Weight class	Light flyweight
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	4
Wins	3
Wins by KO	0
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0
Medal record Women's amateur boxing Representing  India World Championships 2019 Ulan-Ude Light flyweight

Background

Rani hails from Rithal Phogat village in the Rohtak district of Haryana. Her father was a Border Security Force officer who died of cancer in 2010.^[4] The Rani had initially started playing kabaddi, but her coach advised her to switch to boxing. Inspired by Indian boxer MC Mary Kom's bronze-winning performance at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Rani made a shift to boxing.^[6][4]

Sports

Rani won a silver medal at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament 2019, Bulgaria in 48 kg category after losing finals against Josie Gabuco of Philippines.^[7] She also won a silver medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships after losing Light flyweight final to Russia's Ekaterina Paltceva.^[8]

In 2019 Rani signed up with sports management firm Infinity Optimal Solutions (IOS) which will handle her endorsements and commercial interests.^[9] In November 2020, Rani served a notice of termination of contract on IOS Sports and Entertainment for not fulfilling the sponsorship deal.^[10]