Ankush Panghal
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 August 2005 Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ankush Panghal (born 13 August 2005) is an Indian boxer who competes in the men's 80 kg category. He won the gold medal in the men's 80 kg event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Life and career
[edit]Ankush Panghal was born on 13 August 2005 in Haryana.[1][2]
Panghal competed in the men's 80 kg category at the 2025 World Boxing Cup finals at New Delhi, where he won the silver medal after finishing runner-up to England's Oladimeji Shittu.[3] In July 2026, he won the gold medal in the 80 kg category in the Grand Prix Usti nad Labem in Czechia.[4]
Panghal represented India at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. He began his campaign with a win over Antigua and Barbuda's Zalaan Jan in the round of 16 before defeating Seychelles' Jade Micock in the quarter-finals.[1][5] In the semi-finals, he defeated Canada's Joshua Ofori by unanimous decision to advance to the final.[6] In the final, Panghal faced off against England's Dimeji Shittu.[7][8] After trailing 0–5 at the end of the opening round, he came back to win the next two rounds and won the gold medal in the men's 80 kg event.[9][10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Ankush Panghal". Tapology. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Meet Sachin Siwach and Ankush Panghal, Who Won the Gold Medal in the Boxing Category at the Commonwealth Games 2026: Know Who They Are". Jagran Josh. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Home nation India tops the medal table with nine golds on superb final day of action at World Boxing Cup Finals – Greater Noida 2025". World Boxing. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Usti nad Labem Grand Prix 2026 boxing: Lovlina Borgohain, Preeti Pawar lead India's gold rush in Czechia". Olympics.com. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "Indian boxer Ankush Panghal cruises into CWG 2026 quarter-finals". NDTV. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Perfect 5-0! Indian boxers storm into CWG 2026 finals after dominant semifinal sweep". The Times of India. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Boxing results, 1 August". 2026 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2026: Indian boxing rewrites history with record gold haul; Lovlina Borgohain settles for silver medal". Olympics.com. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "0-5 down, gold at the end: How boxer Ankush Panghal turned the tide to win CWG title". The Times of India. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Seven golds, three silvers: India's boxing contingent punches its way to its best-ever Commonwealth Games performance". The Economic Times. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Ankush Panghal from BoxRec (registration required)
- Ankush Panghal at Tapology.com
- Ankush Ankush at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games