Kaur Singh


Kaur Singh is a former Indian heavyweight champion boxer from Punjab. He has represented India in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. Singh won three gold medal for senior national boxing championship, Asian Boxing Championship and Asian Games.

Early life

Singh was born in Khanal Khurd in Sangrur, Punjab's Malwa region a small-time farmer before joining the Indian army in 1979 as havildar at the age of 23 where he participated in the India-Pakistan war and awarded Sena Medal for his bravery and won Vishisht Sewa Medal in 1988.

Boxing career

In 1979, Singh won a gold medal at the senior national boxing championship and remain the holder of the gold medal for four years till 1983.
In 1980, Singh won a gold medal at the Asian Boxing Championship in Mumbai.
In 1982, Singh won a gold medal at the heavyweight category Asian Games held at New Delhi, in the same year he got the Arjuna Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
In 1983, Government of India awarded Singh with the Padma Shri award for outstanding contribution to Indian sports.
Singh retired from boxing career in 1984 after participating and representing India in the Los Angeles Olympics where he won two bouts but defeated in the third match.

Fighting against Muhammad Ali

On January 27, 1980, Singh fought at Delhi's National Stadium against Muhammad Ali in an exhibition match of four-round.
"Us de mukke bahut hi dumdar si. I clearly remember that jab, his famous jab. It seemed to come out of nowhere. He used his right hand to block my punches, and his counterpunch to hit me. His speed was amazing; not once during those four rounds did the speed drop. He was shorter than me but his ring craft and movement took him out of my reach." Said Singh.

Legacy

A biopic film of Singh, Padma Shri Kaur Singh, is under post production stage and slated to release in 2020. Producer Karam Batth will also act as Singh.