ABOUT ME
MY JOURNEY
INTRODUCTION :
Chandni Mehra is an Indian amateur boxer who wants to set a precedent for women across India by changing how people perceive sports traditionally deemed unfit. The fighter, who is 21 years old competing in a professional boxing since making her Pro Boxing debut in 2018. She had a fantastic record of eight victories and two defeats in her ten battles.
CAREER LIFE :
Chandni joined Boxing after being motivated by the Bollywood film Mary Kom, based on the story of the renowned Indian boxer and Olympic medalist from Manipur. Mary Kom inspires her. She excelled in numerous sports as a child and practised karate as well, but since it is not an Olympic sport, we chose to concentrate on one, which is Boxing. After seeing the movie in 2014, she was so motivated by the inspiring story of Mary Kom that she wanted to start Boxing, according to her mother, Kanchan.
Kanchan is highly passionate about sports, having played tennis at the national level. The mother and daughter team had to relocate their base from Ajmer, Rajasthan, to Kurukshetra, Haryana, and then Patiala, Punjab, due to a lack of amenities close to their former location.
“Our family is active in sports. I played tennis, and my father was a golfer in the Army. We chose to relocate because we understand the importance of proper training and coaching. Chandni has been receiving training in Dubai right now, the mother says.
Over the past few years, I have worked incredibly hard in my training for this. I have been focused and in charge of my future with my mother. She helped keep me grounded, and I am grateful for that. She has made a lot of sacrifices for me.
Chandni began Boxing as an amateur in 2016, but after a painful experience at the Rohtak Youth Nationals, she decided to go pro. She had unfair officiating at the Nationals in 2017 and was quite outraged. She chose professional Boxing because only the most potent fighters prevail there, and there is very little room for favouritism, according to her.
Even though Chandni became a professional, she still aspires to compete for India in the Olympics. The pleased mother added that her only goal is to compete for her country and win gold at the Olympics. “Pro boxers can now obtain quotas for the Olympics.” The National Commission for Professional Boxing in India, the Indian Boxing Council, has granted Chandni a professional boxing licence.
