Haryana’s Bhiwani is a hub of international level boxers who have brought may medals and laurels to our nations several times. From the small village Bhiwani, many boxers including Vijendra Singh, Jitender Kumar, Anil Kumar, Kavita Chahal are some of the prominent names who hails from there and have made India proud at Olympics and other international tournaments.
This is the reason why this small village in Haryana is known as ‘Little Cuba’ around the world. To add up to the list of these phenomenal boxers of the village, Rakesh Lukka is the new sensation that has turned the fortunes in his favor merely on the basis of his hard work.
The boxer is looking forward to making his place in the world of boxing with the upcoming event, Mega Boxing in India. This tournament is the most crucial and second professional international boxing events in India.
Fighting all the odds and from being a tea seller to a world class boxer, he explained his journey by saying I am a tea seller and a pro boxer, Boxing is not just a part of my life but it is like my life I have been fighting for many years now and my family has been the driving force for me to start professionally boxing.”
Talking about his journey in professional boxing, Lukka said, “Initially, my aim was just to bout in international games but pro boxing has enabled me to carve out a newer, more exciting and rewarding career path. I am excited to be fighting in the top card category against Adam, who is known for his strong strategical moves. Overall the fight night is surely going to be captivating and I am really thrilled to be a part of this.”
Surely he has proved that dreams come true for those who wake up and work for them. This is the true spirit of sportsmanship!
From PUBG to Olympics, This Jaipur boy’s journey is one of a kind!
