Asian Games gold-medallist in boxing, Dingko Singh, passed away on Thursday in Imphal after losing his battle with liver cancer. Actor Shahid Kapoor took to Twitter on Friday and said that Singh was one of the finest boxers.
Director Raja Krishna Menon, who was set to direct a biopic on Asian Games gold medal-winning former boxer Dingko Singh, mourned the athlete's death and said he is saddened by the fact that a film couldn’t be made on his life while he was still alive.
Dingko was suffering from liver cancer, and he passed away aged 42. He had to undergo radiation therapy for liver treatment in January last year.
Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar paid tribute to the former Indian boxer Dingko Singh by sharing a heartfelt note on Twitter.
All of 42 and four years after losing over 70 per cent of his liver to cancer, Dingko breathed his last at his Imphal home on Thursday, leaving Indian boxing stunned and the many he inspired with a deep sense of void in their lives.
The Asian Games gold medal-winning former boxer died on Thursday after a long battle with liver cancer a the age of 42.
The swashbuckling former bantamweight boxer won the Asian Games gold in the 1998 edition in Bangkok.
Dingko Singh, who is battling liver cancer since 2017, has now tested positive for coronavirus.
Dingko Singh headed to the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in an ambulance, straight from the airport.
Dingko Singh is battling liver cancer and will be flown to the national capital on April 25 for radiation therapy.
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