[6] Boro was born to Rakesh Kumar, who is a primary school teacher, on probation and Ranjita, who is currently working with an NGO.

They helped Ankushita travel 165 km for the trials at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Golaghat.

For Boro, boxing started by accident, when a friend asked her to compete in a local tournament, when she was just 12.

[8] She travelled 165 km for trials at the Sports Authority of India (SAI), centre in Golaghat.

[14] On 26 November 2017, she earned a gold medal in the light welterweight (64 kilogram) category at the AIBA World Youth Women's Boxing Championship, with a unanimous win over Turkey's Aluc Cagla.