15 Facts About Neeraj Goyat

Neeraj Goyat was born on 11 November 1991 and is an Indian boxer and mixed martial artist.

Neeraj Goyat is the first Indian boxer to have made it to WBC world rankings.

Neeraj Goyat became the first person to defeat Chinese boxer Xu Can in China in 2014, who was a former Regular World Boxing Association world champion.

Neeraj Goyat was in a car accident in 2019, but has recovered and competed since.

In June 2024, Neeraj Goyat appeared on the reality TV show, Bigg Boss OTT Season 3.

Neeraj Goyat did his schooling till 9th standard from the Parth Public School in Haryana.

Neeraj Goyat started boxing in 2006 in the Army Sports Institute and studied for 10th standard there.

Neeraj Goyat got interested in boxing because the physique and the personality of sportsmen really appealed to him.

Neeraj Goyat started with gymnastics, but then when he saw boxers training around him he was really impressed with their level of fitness and longevity and that's how he shifted to boxing he got selected in the Army sports institute in the year 2001, and he got very good training from the coaches there, learning a lot from the senior cyclists in the institute.

Neeraj Goyat aims at becoming the WBC World Champion and wants to follow the footsteps of his favorite boxer Mike Tyson who is a former WBC World Champion.

Neeraj Goyat was the first Indian professional boxer who went to Venezuela for the Olympic qualifiers before the 2016 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal.

Neeraj Goyat won the award of WBC Asia 'Honorary Boxer of the Year' 2017.

Ryan Bourland was announced as the unannounced opponent, and Neeraj Goyat continued to call out Paul on social media, to which Paul responded by asking Neeraj Goyat to come to Puerto Rico.

Neeraj Goyat later signed a contract with Paul's boxing promotion, Most Valuable Promotions, becoming the first international fighter to sign to the promotion.

At the weigh-ins, Nunes weighed in at 164 lbs, and Neeraj Goyat weighed in at 162 lbs.