Pooja Rani

Pooja Rani Bohra (born 17 February 1991) is an Indian boxer. She is a two time Asian Champion and has won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the 75 kg event. She has represented India in the 75 kg event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she reached the quarterfinals and finished fifth.

Early life Pooja Rani Bohra hails from Nimriwali village of Haryana state's Bhiwani district, considered to be the sport's cradle in India. It took her a year to find the courage to join the Hawa Singh Boxing Academy in her town, and kept it secret from her father, whom she knew would disapprove, when she did. She would hide her injuries from the sport so that her father would not find out, staying over at friend's houses while her wounds subsided. When her father found out about her boxing ambitions, he banned her from attending classes. Her coach Sanjay Kumar Sheoran had to plead with her family to allow her to compete.

In Diwali 2017, she burnt her hand, which kept her out for six months. Eager to make up for lost time, she hurried into training and sustained a shoulder injury. Her confidence dented, Rani felt it was better to switch to the 81 kg category. In April 2019, she won the ASBC Asian Championship gold by defeating China's Wang Lina.

She also had the opportunity to represent India in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, but lost to famous English boxer Savannah Marshal 0–3 in the Round of 16. She also represented India at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship, where she made a first round exit.

Rani represented India in the 80 kg division at the 2025 World Boxing Championships and won a bronze medal after losing in the semi-finals to England's Emily Asquith by 4:1 split decision.