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 Road to UFC Season 1 tournament 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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