He was also one of three members of the Mauritian delegation to win a boxing gold medal at the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games, along with Merven Clair and Richarno Colin.

[1] Hailing from the town of Quatre Bornes and inspired by local boxer Yanish Hurpersand, Vadamootoo joined the Nelson Mandela Boxing Club at the age of 17 to "become like him and have the chance to compete abroad.

[4] He eliminated the local favorite, Jordan Rodriguez, before defeating Sitrakiniazina Rakotamanga of Madagascar by way of unanimous decision (UD) for the surprise gold medal.

[12] He was the only member of his delegation to move past the first round, beating Dorji Wangdi of Bhutan before losing to the tournament's number one seed Dinindu Saparamadu.

He was forced to give up full-time training and work as a mechanic, effectively ending his hopes of repeating as champion at the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games.