Background
Devendro was born in Imphal West district, Manipur, India, to parents Jugindro Singh and Maklembi Devi.
Devendro was born in Imphal West district, Manipur, India, to parents Jugindro Singh and Maklembi Devi.
Devendro represented India at the and lost out in the quarter finals in a tough bout against the eventual bronze medalist Irish boxer Paddy Barnes. Devendro qualified for the Olympics after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku. He competed against Paddy Barnes, who was representing Northern Ireland and settled for a Silver medal.
Devendro is a strong contender for India for the 2016 Olympics.
He is supported by Olympic Gold Quest
Qualification for the boxing at the was based on the World Series of Boxing (WSB) Individual Championships, 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships and five Continental Olympic Qualifying Events. 92 places were reserved from World Amateur Boxing Championships, held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 22 September 2011 to 10 October 2011, from which the top 10 pugilists from different National Olympic Committees in each weight class qualified for the Games.
He was coached by the Manipur State Boxing Coach M. Narjit Singh and Indian Boxing Coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu. Devendro Singh participated in the World Amateur Boxing Championships.
He was selected after his performance in the trials for the World Championships held in the Army Sports Institute.
He defeated Asian Amateur Boxing Championships silver medallists Nanao Singh Thokchom and Amandeep Singh during the trials. Devendro qualified for the quarter-finals after defeating the 2008 Beijing Olympics silver medalist Pürevdorjiin Serdamba 16–11. Devendro Singh is currently ranked World Number.
3 by the International Boxing Association.
He was the only gold medalist for India in the tournament. He was the youngest and only Junior Commissioned Officer among the eight who received lieutenant
17 boxers from 17 nations took part in the tournament.