Rohit Tokas
Rohit Tokas (born 1 August 1993)[1] is an Indian boxer who competes in Welterweight category. He participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal in Men's welterweight category.[2][3] Rohit hails from an urban village in Delhi by the name Munirka which lies in the South West District of Delhi. Rohit's father Preet Singh Tokas, was himself a wrestler.
 Tokas in August 2022 | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 August 1993 Munirka, New Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||
| Weight class | Welterweight (63.5-67 kg) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Coaching career
Tokas founded the Tokas boxing club. MMA fighter Anshul Jubli learnt boxing under him in this club. Later Jubli won the reality show Road to UFC and got signed to Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is worlds' leading MMA promotion.[4]
References
- "Rohit TOKAS". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "Commonwealth Games: Rohit Tokas Advances To 67kg Quarterfinals In Boxing". NDTV. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- "Commonwealth Games 2022 Rohit Tokas confirms India's 7th boxing medal with dominant quarterfinal win". India Today. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "Anshul Jubli UFC: क्या है UFC? जिसमें भारत के अंशुल जुबली ने रच दिया इतिहास". 26 October 2022.
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