Indian boxer Kaur Singh, who received the gold medal on the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi, died in Kurukshetra, Haryana on Thursday. He was present process therapy in a hospital for a number of health-related points. He was 74.

Kaur Singh got here from a humble background and spent his early days working as a farmer in Punjab’s Malwa area. He joined the Indian Army in 1971 and was launched to boxing in 1977.

Singh received India’s nationwide championships within the heavyweight division two years later. He remained India’s nationwide champion within the class until 1983.  

Apart from his success on the nationwide stage, Kaur Singh additionally dominated the continental stage throughout his prime. A gold medal on the 1980 Asian championships held in Mumbai (then Bombay) and gold on the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi had been his high worldwide achievements.

Kaur Singh had the excellence of being the one Indian boxer to have fought the legendary Muhammad Ali. The two engaged in a four-round exhibition match at Delhi’s National Stadium which was received by Ali, maybe the best showman the boxing world has ever seen.

Kaur Singh’s Asian Games gold medal earned him the Arjuna Award, India’s second-highest National Sports Award in 1982. A 12 months later, Kaur Singh was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour for his contributions to Indian boxing. 

In 1988, he was given the Vishisht Seva Medal by the Indian Army for his exemplary service.

Kaur Singh’s inspiring journey as an athlete, together with the tales of legendary hockey participant Balbir Singh Sr, India’s monitor and discipline icons Milkha Singh and Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, had been included within the college curriculum by the state authorities of Punjab earlier in 2023.

Kaur Singh is survived by two sons and a daughter.