Amit Panghal  

"Heartiest Congratulations to boxer Amit Panghal on becoming the first Indian male boxer to clinch the World Championship Silver medal. You have made us proud." Pranab Mukherjee’s tweet read.
 

'Boxing is as much a mental sport as it is a physical one, it’s all in the mind. My strategy is to keep calm, read the opponent’s body language and gauge his next move,” Amit Panghal said

Amid widespread speculation that the 49kg category will be axed from the Olympics to accommodate more women's divisions, Amit Panghal has decided to jump to the higher weight.

The win marks the highest point of Amit's meteoric rise to the top, starting with an Asian Championships bronze last year. A world quarter-finalist, Amit Panghal claimed a silver in the Commonwealth Games

'I had lost to him before, so I had to take revenge. Coach Santiago (Nieva) and other coaches had prepared me well. In the semifinal, I did not play the first round well, here I did not repeat that mistake,' Amit Panghal said

With Amit’s gold, India now has 66 medals (14 gold, 23 silver, 29 bronze) at the 18th Asian Games. This is the nation’s best-ever tally surpassing the previous 65 from 2010 Games in Guangzhou

'My performance was affected by the cut I suffered in the first round. I was a bit disturbed and that I was not able to block him that much. If it wasn't for the cut, I would have beaten him 5-0 like I did in the past. Having said that, he is a good boxer,' Vikas said