IN THE RING OF RECOGNITION
The New Indian Express|January 04, 2022
A decade of staying away from the comforts of home, braving sleepless schedules and battling economic hardships has finally paid off for Karthik Sathish.
VAISHALI VIJAY KUMAR
IN THE RING OF RECOGNITION

The pugilist recently bagged the silver lightweight title at the WBC Asian Boxing Council championship held in Hyderabad in December. He defeated Hero Tito of Indonesia in a hard-fought eightround encounter.

Now, Karthik is currently training under renowned coach Kamal Mustafa in Bengaluru while working as a trainer at a fitness centre. "I'm the first Indian to win this title under the specific category. But unlike other mainstream sports, boxing and boxers seldom get their due. A sport that's celebrated and rewarded in other countries still lacks basic recognition and support in ours," says the Villivakkam resident who moved to Bengaluru in 2008 to pursue amateur boxing.

The journey

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