Vijender Singh is an Indian professional boxer. He is the first Indian boxer to have ever won a medal at the Olympics. Singh was born in a poor family in a village in the state of Haryana in India but before long he became a boxing enthusiast and following the example set by his elder brother he started taking boxing seriously. Singh is a product of the now famous Bhiwani Boxing Club located in Bhiwani and is one of the most celebrated members of the club. He came into the limelight after performing commendably at the junior level and his senior career took off quite early when he won a gold medal at the Afro-Asian Games. Later on Singh won medals at the Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne and followed it up with the finest achievement of his career when he won the bronze medal in the middleweight category at the Beijing Olympics. In June 2015, Vijender Singh turned professional thereby ending his amateur career as he signed a multi-year agreement with Queensberry Promotions.