5 best Indian boxers of all time

#4 Sarita Devi

Sarita Devi

Laishram Sarita Devi was in the news recently after refusing to accept her bronze medal at the Incheon Asian Games. The Manipuri woman got all the stamina by helping her family collect firewood when she was young. She took up professional boxing in 2000 inspired by the achievements of Muhammed Ali.

Her medal record at various international events are as under:

Asian Championships:

Silver – 2001 Bangkok

Gold – 2003 Hisar

Gold – 2005 Kaohsiung City

Gold – 2008 Guwahati

Gold – 2010 Astana

Commonwealth Games – Silver – 2014 Glasgow

Asian Games – Bronze – 2014 Incheon

World Championships

Bronze – 2005 Podolsk

Gold – 2006 New Delhi

Bronze – 2008 Ningbo

Awards:

Arjuna award – 2009