Indian professional boxer Neeraj Goyat defeated Whindersson Nunes in the super middleweight bout on the undercard of the Jake Paul v Mike Tyson Netflix event on Friday at the AT&T Stadium, in Arlington, Texas.
Neeraj, the first boxer to make the WBC rankings, won his bout by unanimous decision with a comprehensive score of 60-54.
He won in the sixth round in the non-title fight. The 33-year-old from India has won four of his last five matches with his last victory coming last year in a second-round Technical Knockout (TKO) win over Phakorn Aiemyod.
Playing against a newbie boxer in Nunes who recently made his professional debut losing to Nathan Bartling in the Misfits Boxing Prime Card. The Brazilian has only appeared in exhibition matches.
Their bout was the last of five undercard fights before the big showdown between Tyson and Paul.
Who is Neeraj Goyat- Things to know about the Indian boxer
Born in Begumpur village of Karnal, Haryana, Neeraj Goyat was born on 11 November 1991 studying there till the ninth.
In 2006, Neeraj started boxing at the Army Sports Institute, where he finished his 10th-grade education.
He won the bronze medal at Junior Nationals in 2007 as his first big medal.
His senior career started with a silver medal at 2011 National Games in Ranchi and won another silver medal in 2012 Senior Nationals.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics qualification, Neeraj came very close to qualifying for the Olynmpics but missed out in the last round.
He turned professional and defeated Xu Can of China, a former champion in the World Boxing Association.
However, as a professional boxer, Goyat has become the first-ever Indian to be ranked by the WBC (World Boxing Council). He also became the WBC Asian champion in three consecutive years, from 2015 to 17.
Goyat boasts a professional boxing record of 18 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws in 24 fights.
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