Pune (P&V News Service) : Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) will be organising a first of its kind professional boxing event, further to the visit of Mr Neeraj Goyat, one of India’s prominent professional boxers. The event is likely to be scheduled in the month of April 2022 which will witness participation from leading International and National Boxers.
Neeraj Goyat won the title of “India’s most promising boxer” in 2008 and was the first Indian boxer to have made it to WBC World Rankings. He proposed to hold a Mega Professional Boxing Show along with MAHE.
Mr Goyat visited Manipal Academy of Higher Education and was excited to see the sports facilities at MAHE and Marena Sports Complex. He also engaged with the students and explained how sports can be a source of motivation and give them the strength to overcome problems they may encounter in their student life.
The convenor of the event was Mr S.P. Kar, Director- PR, Media & Social Media Cell MAHE along with Dr. Vinod Nayak, Secretary, Sports Council, Dr. Shobha Erappa, Joint Secretary, Sports Council – MAHE.
During the event, Dr PLNG Rao, Pro Vice-Chancellor- Medical & Dental Science MAHE, Cdr (Dr) Anil Rana, Director, MIT-MAHE, Prof Balakrishna Rao, Director IT & Digital, Col Paraksh Chandra, Director, General Services, Dr. Geetha Maiya, Director, Student Affairs, Mr Vittaldas Bhat, Director, Purchase, were present along with other MAHE officials.
