Narender Berwal is an Indian boxer. In 2023, he won a Bronze medal in the super heavyweight (+91 Kg) category of boxing at the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. He is also a junior commissioned officer (JCO) in the Indian Army.
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Wiki/Biography
Narender Berwal was born on Monday, 14 November 1994 (age 28 years; as of 2023) in Hisar, Haryana, India. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Physical Appearance
[1]India Boxing Height: 6′ 4″
Weight (approx.): 95 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Jagdish Chander, and his mother’s name is Roshani Devi.
Wife
He is unmarried.
Career
He started his boxing career in 2010. Later, he began to train under his coach Davraj at SAI in Bhiwani, Haryana.
Narender Berwal with her coach Davraj
He participated in many state-level and national-level boxing championships. He won the gold medal in the 3rd Youth Haryana State Boxing Championships in Dadri, Haryana (2011), 44th Youth Men National Boxing Championships in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh (2011), 38th Junior Men Haryana State Boxing Championships (2012), and 45th Junior Men National Boxing Championship in Patiala, Punjab (2012). In 2012, he made his international debut in the super heavyweight category at the World Youth Championships in Yerevan, Armenia. In 2013, he participated in the ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships held in Subic, Philippines. In 2018, he defeated Sergey Egorov of Russia at the World Series of Boxing in Rohtak, Haryana. He won at the 2020 World Series of Boxing.
Throwback World series boxing
Indian tiger vs Russia@BFI_official @Media_SAI #boxing #India pic.twitter.com/E1lpiQumR6— Narender Berwal 🇮🇳 (@berwal_narender) May 29, 2020
In 2021, he won against India’s Sagar Chikara in the semi-final match of the Indian National Championships in Bellary, Karnataka. In September 2023, he advanced to the quarter-finals after defeating his opponent Oomatbek Elchoro Uulu at the 19th Asian Games Preliminaries-R16 Men’s +92kg event.
He won the Bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games. Narender lost with a score of 0-5 to Kamshybek Kunkabayev of Kazakhstan in the semifinals, who is an Olympic and world championship medallist. As a result, he missed the opportunity to secure an Olympic quota. [2]Times Now
Medals
- Bronze at the Junior National Boxing Championship in Chennai (2010)
- Gold at the 45th Junior Men National Boxing Championship in Patiala, Punjab (2012)
- Gold at the South Asian Games (2019)
#gold🥇medal in south Asian games 2019 Kathmandu , Nepal#Indianarmy@BFI_official @Media_SAI @adgpi @ANI @KirenRijiju @jswsports @WeAreTeamIndia @TOIIndiaNews pic.twitter.com/Ml4CrvEJFz
— Narender Berwal 🇮🇳 (@berwal_narender) December 10, 2019
- Gold at the 4th Elite Man National Boxing Championship (2019)
GOLD🥇 medal in 4th Elite man national boxing championship , Baddi , himachal pardesh.
Thank you my all friends for sporting me.🙏
#Champion #boxinglife #winner #indianarmy #BFI #motivated #nevergiveup #Hardwork pic.twitter.com/mlfMZ1sr2r— Narender Berwal 🇮🇳 (@berwal_narender) October 11, 2019
- Gold at the Senior National Boxing Championship (2021)
- Gold at the National Games in Gujarat (2022)
- Bronze at the Asian Boxing Championships (2022)
Narender Berwal after winning the Bronze medal at the Asian Boxing Championships 2022
- Gold at the Senior National Boxing Championship (2022)
- Bronze at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China (2023)
Narender Berwal after winning the Bronze medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, in 2023
Tattoo
He has got a Bajrangbali tattoo inked on the bicep of his right arm.
Narender Berwal’s tattoo on his right arm’s bicep
Facts/Trivia
- Narender is a travel enthusiast. Whenever he travels abroad for international boxing competitions, he makes sure to visit places around the country.
Narender Berwal visiting the historic amphitheatre the Colosseum in Rome, Italy
- His favourite car is Mahindra Scorpio Classic. In October 2023, he requested Anand Mahindra, the chairman of Mahindra Group, to give him that car.
Hello @anandmahindra Sir, my name is Narender Berwal boxing player, I just won a bronze medal in the Asian Games China and I have won many international medals for my country. And I love Mahindra Scorpio Classic Please Sir, I request you to give me the car as soon as possible… pic.twitter.com/aVVYAPaXtL
— Narender Berwal 🇮🇳 (@berwal_narender) October 19, 2023
References
| ↑1 | India Boxing |
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| ↑2 | Times Now |
