User:Ishmeet Singh Kale

Ishmeet Singh Kale (born 23 September 2001), better known as Ishmeet Singh is an Indian boxer and the currently carrying Silver Medalist in All india youth boxing Champion from Meerut District, Uttar Pradesh. He was educated in his hometown, Meerut. He practised boxing at the Kailash Prakash stadium, Meerut where coach Bhupender yadav, recognised his talent and encouraged him to take up boxing. He was coached by known UP state level Coach Bhupender Yadav. His Achievements: Having won medals in different competitions at the district level, Ishmeet was picked to train and compete at several State level competitions such as the 2017 Muzaffarnagar State Level Championship where he won Gold Medal in Under 17 and the 2018 Bulandshahr,UP and 2018 Jhansi, UP  where he won Gold Medal in Under 19 (75Kgs). He won Gold medal in School nationals, Dehradun 2017 and took silver in Open National, Rohtak 2018. After this win, Ishmeet was given a number of certificates and awards by Boxing Federation of India, and UP government official. Moreover, he got selected in Uttar Pradesh State Team. He played his first International against Srilanka in India- Srilanka Championship 2018 where he won Bronze.

His Background:

Ishmeet Singh was born in a sikh family on 23 September 2003 in Meerut, U.P.His father, Gurvinder singh, is a Businessman in refrigeration works in Meerut, while his mother Leena Kaur is a homemaker. His father drove extra hours for overtime, for Ishmeet and made sure he could attend every single match Ishmeet has played. Ishmeet did his primary schooling in Deewan Public School, Meerut. In 2010, boxer Vijender singh got the Padma shri for his outstanding contribution to India Boxing; so the craze for boxing in India increased. The sport became one of the main job avenues in India. In order to ensure a better life for his family, Ishmeet decided to learn boxing. Ishmeet was inspired by Vijender’s struggle in his career, a former boxer himself, to join the sport of boxing. After watching Ishmeet’s dedication and his love for boxing, his father decided to support Ishmeet financially so he could continue his boxing training. Ishmeet's parents decided to not pressurize him to continue his studies, as they felt that he had a talent and passion for boxing. For Ishmeet, boxing quickly grew from an interest and passion to a career choice.

Turning Point:

He practiced at the meerut stadium, where former national-level boxer and Bhupender Yadav recognized his talent. The first recognition for Ishmeet came when he won a bout in the state level competition. Ishmeet won a Gold medal in his first sub-junior nationals in 2017. In 2018, he became the all-India youth boxing champion. The turning point, however, came in the 2018 Indo-Srilanka Games. Despite being a junior boxer, Ishmeet took part in the selection trials and was picked for the meet where he fought valiantly to win a Bronze medal.

His boxing style, hooks and uppercut are compared by the media with the style of Boxer Vijender Singh. Ishmeet cites him as one of his primary influences, along with boxers Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali. He can play with both right and left hands.