Vijender Singh Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Secrets, Affairs, Images, Marriage, Phone number.

Vijender Singh was born on 29-10-1985 in Kaluwas, Bhiwani in the state of Haryana, India. He is an Indian Boxer and Film Actor.

VIJENDER SINGH BIO/WIKI

Name	Vijender Singh Beniwal
Nickname	Vijender Singh
Profession	Boxer
Date of Birth	29 October 1985
Age (as in 2019)	34 Years
Zodiac/Sun Sign	Scorpio
Birth Place	Kaluwas, Bhiwani, Haryana, India
Home town	Kaluwas, Bhiwani, Haryana, India
Mother Tongue	Not Known
Parents/ Father	Mahipal Singh Beniwal (Bus Driver)
Mother	Krishna
Brother	Manoj (Elder, Boxer)
Sister	None

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BOXING

Coach/Mentor	Jagdish Singh
International Debut	2004 Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece
Professional Debut	2015 [1]
Manager (Professional)	Frank Warren
Stance	Orthodox
Competition(s)	Middleweight, Welterweight
Famous Punch	Knock-out punch
Achievements	Olympic Games Bronze (Beijing, 2008) World Championships Bronze (Milan, 2009) Commonwealth Games Silver in welterweight category (Melbourne, 2006) Bronze (Delhi, 2010) Silver (Glasgow, 2014) Asian Games Bronze (Doha, 2006) Gold (Guangzhou, 2010) Asian Championships Silver (2007) Bronze (2009)
Awards	Arjuna Award (2006) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2009) Padma Shri (2010)

PERSONAL LIFE

School	Happy Senior Secondary School, Bhiwani, Haryana, India
College/ University	Vaish College Of Education, Bhiwani, Haryana, India
Education Qualification	Graduation
Contact number	Not Known
Address	Kaluwas, Bhiwani, Haryana, India
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Jat
Nationality	Indian
Car	Audi
Political Inclination	Indian National Congress (INC)
Hobbies	Listening to music, workout
Controversies	1), At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he was given a 2 point penalty for coming in 20 seconds late before the end of the bout. 2), In 2013, the Punjab Police alleged that he bought heroin from an NRI many times. But he denied the charges and was given a clean chit from the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). [2]

MARITAl STATUS/AFFAIRS

Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Marriage Date	17 May 2011
Wife/Spouse	Archana Singh
Children	Son- Arbir Singh Daughter- None

SALARY/NETWORTH

Salary	Not Known
Networth (approx.)	Rs. 3.2 crore (As in 2016)

PHYSICAL STATUS

Height	In Centimeters- 183 cm In Meters- 1.83 m In Feet inches- 6’
Weight	In Kilograms- 75 kg In Pounds- 165 lbs
Figure	40-32-15
Shoe size	9
Hair color	Black
Eyes color	Black
Skin color	Fair

VIJENDER SINGH FAVORITES

Favorite food(s)	Grilled Lamb, Kadhai Chicken
Favorite Song	Not Known
Favorite Actor	Akshay Kumar
Favorite Actress	Not Known
Favorite Boxer(s)	Raj Kumar Sangwan, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali
Favorite Cricketer(s)	Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag
Favorite Sport	Boxing
Favorite Place	Not Known
Favorite Movie	Not Known
Favorite Colour	Black

SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS

Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/singhvijender/?hl=en
Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/vijendersinghboxer/
Twitter	https://twitter.com/boxervijender

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT VIJENDER SINGH

• Does Vijender Singh Drink Alcohol?: Not Known
• Does Vijender Singh Smoke?: Not Known
• Vijender was born into a poor family and had no money to receive any kind of training in boxing.
• He is the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal after beating Ecuadorian “Carlos Gongora.”
• He has signed for a Bollywood film in 2011, but due to his marriage, the producer dropped him considering that he won’t be as popular among females.
• His boxing style, his uppercut, and his hooks are often compared with the style of actor Sylvester Stallone as the character Rocky Balboa in the Rocky film series. Vijender cites him as 1 of his primary influences.
• Vijender made an appearance in Salman Khan‘s “Dus Ka Dum” game show with actress Mallika Sherawat.

• Once, his job was to protect actress Priyanka Chopra from the crowd, during a rally in Pune.
• His hometown, Bhiwani in Haryana is known as “Little Cuba” for producing many world-class boxers.
• Apart from Mary Kom, he is the only boxer to have won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

• In 2009, he has ranked No.1 in the world in the middleweight (75 kg) category by the International Boxing Association.
• He is a good friend of actor Akshay Kumar.
• Vijender has also served as a DSP in Haryana Police under sports quota.

• Vijender wanted to be a soldier.
• In 2015, he signed a deal with UK’s famous Queensberry Promotions.
• In 2019, he joined the Indian National Congress and he was given the ticket to contest the 2019 General Election from the South Delhi Lok Sabha Constituency.