Manipur: Former World Champion Sarita Devi to turn pro boxer

IMPHAL: Sarita Devi, one of the most well known named boxers in the Northeast region wants to turn pro but does not want to give up the amateur tag.

This is a first for a woman boxer from the country and she will have to get the permission of the Boxing Federation of India before able to retain both tags of professional and amateur.

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Sarita won bronze in the Asian Games and was also a former World Champion.

She has been a boxer for more than a decade and at 31-years of age, she now wants to try her hand at professional boxing.

(TNT News)

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