Dinesh Kumar (born 25 August 1988) is an Indian amateur boxer from Bhiwani, Haryana who competed at the 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight. He is coached by Jagdish Singh.

At the first Olympic qualifier he lost to Zhang Xiaoping 7:25, at the second he KOd two fighters to qualify even though he lost the final to Mehdi Ghorbani. In Beijing he lost his first bout against Algerian Abdelhafid Benchabla.

Dinesh Kumar (boxer)

References

External links

1st Qualifier

2nd Qualifier

India Today article

1988 births

Living people

Indian male boxers

Light-heavyweight boxers

Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Olympic boxers for India

Boxers from Haryana

People from Bhiwani

Recipients of the Arjuna Award

Asian Games medalists in boxing

Boxers at the 2010 Asian Games

Asian Games silver medalists for India

Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games

Dinesh Kumar (boxer)