Hawa Singh Sheoran

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Captain Hawa Singh Sheoran (Dec 16, 1937 - Aug 14, 2000) born in village Umarwas, in Bhiwani district in Haryana, was an Indian Heavyweight boxer, who dominated Indian and Asian amateur boxing for a decade in his weight class. He won the Asian Games gold medal in Heavyweight category in consecutive editions of the games in the 1966 Asiad and the 1970 Asiad both held in Bangkok, Thailand - a feat unmatched by any Indian boxer to date (August, 2008). He won the National Championships in the Heavyweight category a record 11 consecutive times - from 1961 to 1972.

Hawa Singh however was not known for his many triumphs at the national level, or the number of boxers he has trained. Nor for that matter the long list of coaches whose knowledge he has updated. He was known both in India and in Asia as the man who not only won the Asian Games heavyweight title but also the man who went on to retain it in the next edition of the Games, On both occasions he was the king of the ring as it were, brooking no opposition. He was the first and only one to do so till date. He was a clear master, superior in the field in every respect. Those two Cold Medals have made him a legend in Indian boxing. No other boxer has achieved what he has. The two victories, first in the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1966 and the second, also in Bangkok, but in 1970 gave Indian boxing a much needed shot in the arm.

Founder of the Bhiwani Boxing Club

He is best remembered today for being the founder of the Bhiwani Boxing Club (BBC) which came to the limelight in 2008 in India for producing 4 out of 5 boxers of the Indian boxing contingent to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, including the Olympic medalist Vijender Kumar.

Key Achievements

Key Achievements: Won the National title consecutively for 11 years; won the Asian Games boxing gold twice (1966, 1970); Arjuna Award in 1966; Dronacharya Award in 1999

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