Neeraj Goyat: record, key wins and career highlights
Neeraj Goyat, the Indian boxer and mixed martial artist born on 11 November 1991, is profiled in a Khel Now article published on 26 August 2026 that summarises his professional record and notable fights. The piece lists his career achievements, regional titles and reported fight statistics as of the publication date.
Goyat was born in Begumpur village, Karnal, Haryana, and attended SD Model School in Haryana until the ninth grade. He began training in boxing in 2006 at the Army Sports Institute, where he also completed his 10th-grade education. The article notes that he was the first Indian boxer to reach the WBC world rankings and that he received the WBC Asia ‘Honorary Boxer of the Year’ award in 2017.
At amateur and early professional level, the profile records that Goyat won gold at the 2014 Youth National Tournament. The article also states that in 2014 he became the first person in China to defeat Chinese boxer Xu Can, described in the source as a former Regular World Boxing Association world champion.
The Khel Now piece records Goyat’s results in domestic senior competition, saying he earned the platinum medal at the inaugural senior national competition held in 2017. It also reports that he was the first Indian professional boxer to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics qualifications in Venezuela, where he earned a bronze medal.
The article gives two figures for Goyat’s professional record: one line states "Neeraj Goyat is 34 years old and enters with an official professional record: 19 wins, 4 losses, and 2, with 8 victories by knockout." A separate line in the same profile reports "Neeraj Goyat holds a professional boxing record of 20 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws, with several victories coming by knockout." Both statements are presented in the source.
The profile describes Goyat as a multiple regional-title winner, including the WBC Asia title, and says he has represented India in international professional boxing events. The article includes a social-media post noting: "Neeraj Goyat, India's #1 boxer and WBC Asia Title Holder, at the #PaulTyson open workout. Catch Goyat vs Nunes this Friday, November 15 LIVE on Netflix at 8PM ET | 5PM PT. pic.twitter.com/rp1Td0Hldl"
The Khel Now entry lists its social channels for further updates and credits Blesson Daniel as the sub-editor; the profile describes Daniel’s role organizing words and managing social media and says he occasionally writes and plans travel when not working.
According to the profile’s promotional material, Goyat is scheduled to appear in a bout billed as Goyat vs Nunes on Friday, November 15, to be broadcast live on Netflix at 8PM ET / 5PM PT.