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'''Pinki Rani Jangra''' (Born 28 April 1990) is a flyweight [[India]]n [[boxing|boxer]] from [[Hisar_(city)|Hisar]], [[Haryana]] and a four time national champion. She won bronze medal in the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2014-india/cwg-2014-day-9-live-blog-pinki-rani-gets-bronze-in-womens-flyweight-boxing_792955.html | title=CWG 2014, Day 9, Live Blog: Pinki Rani gets bronze in women's flyweight boxing | publisher=Zee News | accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/boxing/1024752/p_rani.html | title=Pinki Rani biography | publisher=CWG official website | accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> She won gold medal at the President's Cup International Boxing in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, in 2015.<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/shamjetsabam-sarjubala-pinki-jangra-strike-gold-at-presidents-cup-boxing_1585441.html | title=Pinki Jangra strike gold at President's Cup Boxing}} </ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web | url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/boxing/india-win-presidents-cup-boxing |title=India clinch President's Cup boxing tournament ahead of 30 other countries}} </ref> She won gold medals at the [[2011 National Games of India]]<ref>{{cite news|title=National Games: Haryana men and women dominate in boxing|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/National-Games-Haryana-men-and-women-dominate-in-boxing/articleshow/7563864.cms|newspaper=Times of India|accessdate=13 March 2016}}</ref> and the 2012 and 2014 National championships in the flyweight (51kgs) division.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/i-want-to-win-a-medal-at-2016-rio-olympics-says-pinki-jangra_7007.html |title=I want to win a medal at 2016 Rio Olympics, says Pinki Jangra}} </ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/i-have-beaten-mary-kom-and-that-gave-me-confidence-says-pinki-jangra/ |title=Pinki confident for Rio Olympics, 2016}} </ref> She was the only Indian pugilist who bagged the gold medal at the [[Arafura Games]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://post.jagran.com/best-boxer-award-for-pinki-jangra-in-arafura-games-1305298062|title='Best Boxer' award for Pinki Jangra in Arafura Games|work=Jagran Post|access-date=2018-11-17}}</ref> She signed up with Sporty Boxing Private Limited, which is referred to as the commercial arm of the Indian Boxing Council (IBC), the licensing body for professional boxers in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/CWG-medallist-Pinki-Jangra-turns-professional/article16982764.ece|title=CWG medallist Pinki Jangra turns professional|date=2017-01-03|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-11-17|others=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Pinki is known as '''Giant Killer''' due to her achievements in domestic competitions. She has defeated [[London Olympic Games]] Bronze Medalist & 6 Times World Champion [[Mary Kom]] in National Boxing Championship 2009 and [[2014 Commonwealth Games|CWG 2014]] qualification trial, as well as 5 Times Asian Champion & World Champion [[Laishram Sarita Devi]] in National Games and National Boxing Championship 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/pinky-jangra-shocks-mary-kom/article155580.ece |title=Pinky Jangra shocks Mary Kom}} </ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/i-have-beaten-mary-kom-and-that-gave-me-confidence-says-pinki-jangra/ |title=I have beaten Mary Kom and that gave me confidence, says Pinki Jangra}} </ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pinki-jangra-haryana-boxer-punches-out-mary-kom-cwg-berth/1/363340.html |title=Pinki Jangra punches out Olympian Mary}} </ref>

Pinki represented India in [[Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]] in 51kgs weight category. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/indian-women-boxers-on-cwg-2018 |title=Indian Women Boxers Optimistic of Winning Medals at CWG 2018}}</ref> However, she lost to England's [[Lisa Whiteside]] in her quarterfinal bout.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2018-boxer-vikas-krishnan-assures-medal-gaurav-solanki-manish-kaushik-move-to-semi-final-4427657.html|title=Commonwealth Games 2018: Boxer Vikas Krishnan assures medal; Gaurav Solanki, Manish Kaushik move to semi-final - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=2018-11-17}}</ref>