Meet Salman Raj, a champion boxer in the making

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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1574839849770","data":"Sports require dedication, toughness and resilience but of all sports, combat sports need these three a lot more than any other sport. Boxers need it more so and Salman aka Sunny is just 13 years old but his tenacity and his dedication to the sport have bagged him three state titles and he is currently on his way to bagging Nationals. At a cursory look at him doesn't give away that he's a fighter but when he enters the ring, it is a different story altogether and he turns into this aggressive fighter whose only aim is to win.<\/p>What makes his story even more intriguing and inspiring is his family background as he comes from an economically backward family - his father worked as a gate watchman when he started boxing.<\/p>It all started for him when he watched a Pawan Kalyan movie where the Powerstar plays the role of a boxer. \"Three years ago, when I was in my 5th class, I watched that movie and if fascinated me. I wanted to take up boxing and I just knew it that I wanted to pursue the sport. Thankfully, my father (pictured below) agreed to let me learn it despite me being just 10 years old back then and despite our family position,\" shares Sunny. <\/p>Sunny then started learning boxing at Saroornagar Indoor Stadium and his senior Gouni Kumar shares, \"We were training there when we saw this little boy come. His dedication to the sport left us in awe and that is why we decided to train him ourselves, regardless of whether he could afford coaching or not.\"<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1574839849771","data":"5dde268795448"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1574839849776","data":"Owing to his financial background, even being able to afford the proper nutrition required for a boxer was a tough challenge for him and that is why, Kumar and his friends ensured Sunny was trained by them enough to qualify for the coaching at Sports Authority of India (SAI) hostel in Aurangabad, as Kumar shares, \"It costs about Rs. 8000 a month for proper nutrition and there was no way his family could afford it. That is why we ensured he was trained enough to clear the SAI selections and he worked very hard to get through it.\" To this, Sunny adds, \"It was a massive boost for me, getting into SAI as I get proper nutrition and training there.\"<\/p>At SAI Aurangabad, Sunny has a gruelling training schedule which includes strength and conditioning training, technique training in addition to having regular sparring sessions every week. \"We start training at 5 am and it starts with 25 rounds of running around the track before heading to the training centre for a few hours of training. Coach sir trains all of us in various technicalities of boxing in addition to involving techniques that improve our reflexes and skill,\" shares the 8th class student of ZPHS Saroornagar.<\/p>After moving to SAI hostel a year ago, he started training hard for Under-14 nationals and he is currently taking part in the 65th National School Games Boxing tournament in Haryana and this makes it the fourth time that Sunny is taking part in a National level tournament.<\/p>His is a story that stuMagz hopes will inspire many students to take up their passion and pursue it despite everything that stands in the way.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1574839849775","data":"5dde2751c3972"}]

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