Recognition
National and sporting honours conferred on boxers, coaches and contributors recognised by BDFI.
India's highest sporting honour.
2009
51 kg / Flyweight · India
Mary Kom, popularly known as “Magnificent Mary,” is one of India's greatest boxers. She won a bronze medal in the women's 51 kg flyweight category at the London 2012 Olympic Games and became the first Indian woman boxer to win an Asian Games gold medal in 2014. She is also a six-time World Boxing Champion and one of the most decorated female boxers in history.
2010
75 kg / Middleweight · India
Vijender Singh is one of India's most successful and celebrated boxers. He won India's first Olympic boxing medal in the middleweight category with a bronze at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. He later won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games and represented India at three Olympic Games.
2021
69 kg / Welterweight · India
Lovlina Borgohain is one of India's leading international boxers and an Olympic bronze medallist. She won the bronze medal in the women's 69 kg welterweight category at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. She later moved to the 75 kg category and won the 2023 World Boxing Championships gold medal. Lovlina has represented India at multiple Olympic Games and remains one of the country's most successful female boxers.
2022
51KG · India
🥊🇮🇳 **INDIA’S PRIDE** **NIKHAT ZAREEN** 🏆 Major Dhyan Chand **Khel Ratna Awardee — 2022** 🌍 **Two-Time World Champion** 🥇 **Asian Games Gold Medallist** **A Champion. A Fighter. An Inspiration.** 🇮🇳 **BDFI HONOURS THE CHAMPIONS OF INDIAN BOXING** 🥊
