Vikas Krishan is a boxer from India. He won a gold medal in the Lightweight category at the 2010 Asian Games, as well as a gold medal in the 75kg weight category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He became India’s second boxer to qualify for the Olympics for the third time.

Indian Boxer Vikas Krishan’s Age, Bio, Wiki and Quick Facts

Vikas Krishan Net Worth | How much is Vikas Krishan Yadav Salary and Income? Wealth and Assets

Vikas Krishan Yadav has a net worth of $1 million, according to sportscraazy, and his primary source of income is his boxing career.

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Early Life and Education | What is Vikas Krishan Yadav’s Age, Birthdate, Nationality, Ethnicity, Family and Siblings?

Vikas Krishnan Yadav was born in Singhwa Khas Village, Hisar, Haryana, India, on February 10, 1992. He is 30 years old and born under the sign of Aquarius. He is of Indian origin. Vikas Krishan Yadav is his full name.

Krishnan Kumar Yadav is his father’s name, but his mother’s name is currently unknown. However, information about Vikas’s siblings, cousins, grandparents, and other family members is currently unavailable.

It appears that he prefers and desires to keep his personal and family life private and away from the spotlight and public scrutiny. Similarly, Vikas’s father works in the Electricity Department.

In terms of education and qualifications, Vikas attended and graduated from Kurukshetra University.

Krishan took a one-year break from boxing after his heartbreaking exit from London in 2012 to focus on finishing his education. He is currently a DSP with the Haryana Police.

Body Measurements of Indian Boxer Vikas Krishan

Vikas Krishnan Yadav stands 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 69 kg. Krishnan’s other body measurements, such as his chest size, waist size, and bicep size, are 40-32-14 inches. Vikas also has black hair and dark brown eyes.

Career and Professional Life

Vikas Krishnan Yadav arrived in Bhiwani with his father, who was transferred here in 1994. In 2003, when he was ten years old, he joined the Bhiwani Boxing Club. He was then trained at the Army Sports Institute in Pune.

Similarly, Vikas Krishan withdrew from his Asian Qualifiers final match. Krishnan was supposed to face Zeyad Eashash in the final, but due to an eye injury, he had to settle for a silver medal. He did, however, win the gold medal in men’s 75kg at the Common Wealth Games.

Vikas Yadav won a gold medal at the 2010 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, which were held in Tehran, Iran. After defeating Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania, he was able to win the medal in the Lightweight category.

He went on to win a bronze medal in the Lightweight category at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. Yadav even won gold at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Vikas Krishnan Yadav  won bronze in the Welterweight division at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships. Then he took part in the 2012 Olympics.

Similarly, Vikas Yadav and the entire Indian contingent were taken aback when the young boxer ‘lost’ his welterweight pre-quarterfinal, which he won 13:11 against Errol Spence Jr.Errol.

Later, it was revealed that Vikas had committed nine fouls but had only been cautioned once.

Furthermore, Vikas Krishnan won a Bronze Medal in the Middleweight (75 kg) category while representing India at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

More on Career

Vikas Krishnan Yadav advanced to the final bout of the Middleweight category at the 2015 Asian Boxing Championships, where he took silver. He also competed in the 2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Doha, Qatar, where he lost in the quarterfinals.

Similarly, Vikas Krishan qualified for the Rio Olympic Games by winning bronze in the Olympic qualifiers. In the Boxing 75 kg category, he advanced to the round of 16 at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

However, Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan defeated him in the Men’s Middle 75 kg Boxing Quarter Finals at the Rio Olympics.

In addition, Krishnan won gold medals at the 2018 Commonwealth and Asian Games. He was also the first Indian male boxer to win gold medals at both the Asian and Commonwealth Games.

However, he won bronze in the Asian Games 2018 after being forced to withdraw from further fights due to a serious eye injury. Vikas Krishnan is currently competing in the middleweight division and is ranked fourth overall as of September 25, 2015.

Furthermore, PM Narendra Modi invited Vikas Krishnan Yadav to the PM House to congratulate and honor him for his boxing achievements in 2019.

Tokyo Olympics in 2020

Vikas Krishan defeated Japan’s Sewon Okazawa, World No. 6, and the third seed in the 69kg weight class, 5-0, to book his Olympic ticket to Tokyo. In the semifinals, he defeated Kazakhstan’s Ablaikhan Zhussupov.

Furthermore, Krishnan became only the second Indian men’s boxer to qualify for the Third Olympics, following Olympic bronze medalist Vijender Singh.

Vikas Krishnan won the “Best Boxer, National Championships, New Delhi” award in 2010 and the “Arjuna Award” in 2012.

Relationship Status | Who is Boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav’s Wife?

Vikas Krishan is married, but the name of his wife is not known at this time. The couple has a son, but his name is also unknown at this time. On his social media accounts, he has posted photos of his family and son.

Similarly, Krishnan is extremely close to his family and adores spending time with them.

Vikas Krishan Yadav Instagram, Twitter and Facebook

He is active on all of his social media accounts. He has an Instagram account called “vikaskrishanyadav” with 11.3K followers.

Also he is active on Twitter and owns the account under the name “officialvkyadav“. His Twitter account currently has 3.8K followers.