Pinki Jangra

Pinki Rani Jangra (Born 28 April 1990) is a flyweight Indian boxer from Hisar, Haryana and a four time national champion.

Pinki Jangra was born on 28 April 1990 in Hisar, Haryana.

She is the daughter of a homemaker Prem Devi and a government official Krishan Kumar.

She has defeated London Olympic Games bronze medalist and six-time world champion Mary Kom in National Boxing Championship 2009 and CWG 2014 qualification trial, as well as five-time Asian champion and world champion Laishram Sarita Devi in National Games and National Boxing Championship 2011.

She won gold medals at the 2011 National Games of India and the 2012 and 2014 National championships in the flyweight (51kgs) division.

She was the only Indian pugilist who bagged the gold medal at the Arafura Games.

She signed up with Sporty Boxing Private Limited, which is referred to as the commercial arm of the Indian Boxing Council (IBC), the licensing body for professional boxers in India.

Pinki is known as Giant Killer due to her achievements in domestic competitions.

She studied till 12th grade and reminisces her hobbies as dancing, playing and boxing.

She married Dipankar Dhariwal, an IIM graduate in March 2023 in Chandigarh.

She was initially coached by Raj Singh and later switched to Anoop Kumar.

She won bronze medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

She won gold medal at the President's Cup International Boxing in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, in 2015.

Pinki represented India in Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in 51kgs weight category.

However, she lost to England's Lisa Whiteside in her quarterfinal bout.