Selay Soy

Selay Soy (born 25 October 2001) is an Indian boxer from Jharkhand player of Indian Boxing Federation.[1] He won a medal in the 2017 Asian Junior Amateur Boxing Championships.[2][3][4]

Selay Soy
Personal information
Full nameSelay Soy
NationalityIndian
Born (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing (46kg, 51kg)

Early life

Soy was born to Sh. Durga Charan Soy and Suruaat Soy on 25 October 2011 in the Sitaram Dera, Jamshedpur district of Jharkhand (India).[5]

Career

Soy started his career at a very young age of 16, he made a mark by winning best boxer trophy in the boy's category at Inter-centre Boxing Championship organised by Urban Services Tata Steel at Baridih Community Centre in the year 2014. [6] [7]

Khelo India Youth Games 2018

Soy represented his alma mater S.B.M. School, Mango, Jamshedpur at first Khelo India Youth Games 2018 held at Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi and went on to win gold in 46 kg category in the game of boxing.[8][9]

Golden Gloves 2019

Soy was among the four Indian youth boxers clinched silver medals and a bronze at the 37th Golden Gloves of Vojvodina International Tournament held in Serbia in 2019. Soy competed to Omer Ametovic of Serbia and lost by 0-5 and went to earn silver medal.[10][11][12]

References
  1. "Selected Boxers And Officials For Camp - Boxing Federation Of India". boxingfederation.in.
  2. "2 PH boxers fight in Asian jr. semis". Tempo. 6 August 2017.
  3. "Three Indian boxers advance to quarter-finals of Asian Junior Championships". 3 August 2017.
  4. "Two more Indians enter semis of Asian Junior boxing". 4 August 2017.
  5. "Indian Boxing Federation Boxer Details". www.indiaboxing.in.
  6. "Selay, Preety win bouts". Archived from the original on 21 August 2017.
  7. "This tribal teen has golden fists". Archived from the original on 8 March 2018.
  8. "Event | 1st Khelo India School Games - Boxing, between February 3, 2018 - February 8, 2018".
  9. https://www.mumbaigames.in/results/delhi-khelo-india-school-games-boxing-02-2018
  10. "Indian youth boxers claim 4 silver medals at Serbian Tourney". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 15 July 2019.
  11. "Manipur boxer Bilotson L Singh clinches silver in Serbia". 17 July 2019.
  12. "Gemini and Mamic are the main surprises of the Golden Gloves of Vojvodina Youth Tournament". 15 July 2019.


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