[2] Sarita Devi was born in Khunou Thoubal into a Meitei Hindu family, as the sixth of eight siblings.

The following year, she represented India at the Asian Boxing Championships in Bangkok, and won a silver medal in her weight class.

In 2005, she was offered the post of Sub-Inspector (SI) by the police department of Manipur, for winning a bronze medal in the 3rd World Women Boxing Championship, Russia and was promoted to the rank of DSP in February, 2010.

[citation needed] She also won in Women's World Boxing Championship with a split 4-0 verdict against Sandra Diana.

With a win margin of 3–0 both in the Round of 16 and Quarterfinals, she entered the semifinals to face South Korea's Park Ji-Na on 30 September.