[1][2][3] Singh was born in a Jat Sikh Family of village Khanal Khurd in Sangrur, Punjab's Malwa region.

[6] In 1982, Singh won a gold medal at the heavyweight category Asian Games held at New Delhi, in the same year he got the Arjuna Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

[9] Singh retired from boxing career in 1984 after participating and representing India in the Los Angeles Olympics where he won two bouts, but was defeated in the third match.

[citation needed] On 27 January 1980, Singh fought at Delhi's National Stadium against Muhammad Ali in an exhibition match of four-rounds.

But then team Sohreyan Da Pind Aa Gaya also announced its release date on the same day, which made us postpone ours to July 22.