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Dingko Singh is one of the most outstanding boxers India has ever produced. Born in a remote village in Manipur and brought up in an orphanage, Dingko has defied odds at every stage of life to emerge as India's champion boxer.
A product of the Special Area Games scheme initiated by the Sports Authority of India, Dingko Singh shot into prominence when, as an eleven year old, he won the sub-junior national boxing title in 1989 at Ambala.
Dingko achieved his first international success when he won the King's cup in Bangkok, Thailand in 1997 and was declared the best boxer of the meet.
Two years later Bangkok proved to be Dingko's lucky ground again when he won the Asian Games gold in the 54 kg Bantamweight class thrashing world no. 2 Timur Tulyakov of Uzbekistan. Dingko's triumph was all the more creditable considering that he moved up to the 54 kg category from the 51 kg a few months back.
At the semi final, in front of a hostile home crowd, Dingko got the better of world no. 3 Wongprates Sontaya of Thailand.
