[4] After his premature exit from the 2012 Olympics, Yadav took a year off from boxing and focussed on completing his education at the Kurukshetra University and his training with the Haryana State Police.

[6] Vikas Krishan beat Cameroon's Dieudonne Wilfried Seyi Ntsengue to win the gold medal in men's 75 kg in Common Wealth Games.

He won a gold medal in 2010 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships at Baku in the Lightweight category, after defeating Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania.

Vikas Krishan Yadav and the entire Indian contingent were in for a shock as he lost against Errol Spence Jr. of the United States of America on Friday night after an appeal.

Using video review, AIBA determined the bout referee gave too few cautions for holding fouls and should have awarded Spence at least four more points.

[11] Representing India at the Games held at Incheon, South Korea, he won the bronze medal in the Middleweight (75 kg) category, after losing to Zhanibek Alimkhanuly of Kazakhstan, in the semi-final bout.

On September 5, 2015, Vikas reached the final bout of the Middleweight category and lost to Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan, winning the silver medal.

[13] On October 10, 2015, Vikas exited the World Boxing Championships in Doha, Qatar, by losing 3–0 to Hosam Abdin of Egypt in the quarter-finals.

Vikas Krishan Yadav was defeated by Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan in the Quarter Final of Men's Middle 75 kg Boxing in Rio Olympic on 16 August 2016.

[15] Vikas Krishan Yadav beats Japan's Sewon Okazawa, World No 6 and third seed in the 69 kg weight class by 5–0 to book his Tokyo Olympic ticket.