Laishram Sarita Devi

Full Description: Laishram Sarita Devi (born 1 March 1982) is an Indian boxer from Manipur. Sarita Devi was born Khunou Thoubal into a Meitei Hindu family, as the sixth of eight siblings. She used to spend her time helping her parents in collecting firewood and in the fields, which helped her build the stamina she has today. Sarita completed her high school in Waithout Mapal High School till the eighth standard and then went to Bal Baidya Mandir, Thoubal to complete her matriculation. She then went to an open-school to complete her twelfth standard to cope with her busy boxing schedule. Sarita Devi turned professional in boxing in 2000, inspired by the achievements of Muhammad Ali.