Narender Berwal
Indian amateur boxer (born 1994)
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Narender Berwal (born 14 November 1994) is an Indian amateur boxing who competes in the super heavyweight division. He is a Subedar in the Indian Army. He won the bronze medal in the men's +92 kg at the 2022 Asian Games and silver medal in the men's +90 kg at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Indian Army| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 1994 (age 31) Sarakhi, Hisar district, Haryana, India |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Military career | |
Branch | Indian Army |
Service years | 2013–present |
Rank | Subedar |
| Unit | Chinar Corps |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Super heavyweight | |
Medal record | |
Early life
Narender Berwal was born on 14 November 1994 in Sarakhi village in Hisar district of Haryana.[1][2] He is a Subedar in the Chinar Corps of the Indian Army.[3]
Career
Berwal started boxing in 2010, and trains at the Sports Authority of India centre in Bhiwani under coach Devraj.[1][2] He won the bronze medal in the men's +92 kg at the 2022 Asian Games.[4] He competed in the Super heavyweight category in the 2023 World Boxing Championships, and won his first two matches, before losing in the quarter-finals.[5][6] In the 2025 World Boxing Cup, he won a bronze medal in the second stage in Astana, and a silver medal in the finals in New Delhi.[3]
Berwal was part of the Indian squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow. In the quarter-finals of the men's +90 kg event at the Commonwealth Games, he defeated Samoa's Michael Sako in the quarter-finals to progress to the semi-finals.[7] In the semi-finals, he defeated Nigel Paul of Trinidad and Tobago to progress to the finals, where he lost to of Damar Thomas of England, winning the silver medal.[8][9]