Sachin Siwach

Sachin Siwach
Personal information
Born (2002-11-25) 25 November 2002
Bhiwani district, Haryana, India
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) (2022)
Sport
SportBoxing
60 kg (130 lb)
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  India
World Boxing Cup
Gold medal – first place2025 New Delhi60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Foz do Iguaçu60 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow60 kg
Asian Elite Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Ulaanbaatar60 kg
Youth and Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 KielceBantamweight (56 kg)

Sachin Siwach (born 25 November 2002) is an Indian amateur boxer who competes in the bantamweight division. He won the gold medal in the 60 kg category at the 2026 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow and the 2025 World Boxing Cup finals at New Delhi. He had also won the gold medal in the bantamweight category at the 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships at Kielce.

Life and career

Sachin Siwach was born on 25 November 2002,[1] and hails from Bhiwani district in Haryana. He trains in boxing at the Sports Authority of India centre at Rohtak.[2]

Siwach started competing in the global circuit in 2021. In his first international competition, the 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships at Kielce, he competed in the men's bantamweight category. He defeated Kazakhstan's Yerbolat Sabyr in the finals to win the gold medal.[2] In the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, he represented India in the men's 57 kg category. After winning his first two bouts,[3] he lost to Lu Ping of China in the quarter-finals.[4]

In the 2025 World Boxing Cup, Siwach won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category in the first stage in Foz do Iguaçu,[5] and the gold medal in the finals in New Delhi.[6] At the Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar held in April 2026, Siwach won the silver medal in the 60 kg category after losing to Kazakhstan's Orazbek Assylkulov in the final.[7][8]

Siwach represented India in the men's 60 kg event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. He defeated Canada's Keoma Al-Ahmadieh England's William Hewitt in the first two rounds to advance to the quarter-finals.[1] In the quarter-finals, he defeated Treasure Moremi of Botswana in a unanimous decision to reach the semi-finals.[9] In the semi-finals, he defeated Owain Harris-Allan of Wales to progress to the finals.[10] In the finals, he defeated Tryagain Ndevelo of Northern Namibia by a narrow 3-2 margin,[11][12] to win the gold medal.[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sachin Siwach". Tapology. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "How Sachin Siwach went from losing selection trial to winning youth World Championship gold". Olympics.com. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Asian Games: Boxer Sachin Siwach Sails into Men's 57kg Pre-quarters". News18. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "As it happened, India at Asian Games 2023, Day 10: Annu Rani, Parul Chaudhary win gold; men's cricket team make semi-finals". Olympics.com. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "World Boxing Cup Brazil 2025: Hitesh Gulia punches gold as India finish with six medals". Olympics.com. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Home nation India tops the medal table with nine golds on superb final day of action at World Boxing Cup Finals – Greater Noida 2025". World Boxing. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Kazakhstani Orazbek Assylkulov claims gold at 2026 Asian Boxing Championships". Kazinform. 10 April 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Asian Boxing Championships 2026: Vishvanath Suresh wins gold as India finishes campaign with 16 medals". Sportstar. 10 April 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Five wins, nine medals assured! India's boxing stars deliver flawless day at CWG 2026". The Times of India. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Boxing results, 31 July". 2026 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Boxing results, 1 August". 2026 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "CWG 2026: Sachin Siwach fights back to win Men's 60kg Boxing, delivers India's sixth Boxing title". The Times of India. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2026: Indian boxing rewrites history with record gold haul; Lovlina Borgohain settles for silver medal". Olympics.com. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "CWG 2026: Sachin wins gold in boxing men's 60kg category". Sportstar. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
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