Born in the northern state of Haryana, she grew up in Bhiwani, a city synonymous with Indian boxing and widely dubbed the country’s ‘Mini Cuba’.

His great-grandfather Hawa Singh was one of the first giants of Indian boxing. A heavyweight, he won successive gold medals at the Asian Games in 1966 and 1970 and was one of those who founded the famous Bhiwani Boxing Club, which would later produce boxers such as Olympic medalist Vijender Singh.

Still, it’s not Hawa’s medals that feature most prominently in the stories Lamboria remembers hearing about him at home. “He was powerful, but there was also a lot of humility in him,” he says.

His early influences in boxing were his uncles, Sandeep Singh and Parvinder Singh. “I grew up watching them compete,” he says. “They were the ones who helped me get started.”

Lamboria began boxing seriously around the age of 14, first training at an academy run by Hawa’s son, Sanjay Sheoran, before continuing with his uncles.

Although the sport was played by his entire family, Lamboria grew up in a home of modest means. Her father, Jaiveer, works as a home guard, while her mother, Joginder, is a housewife.

“Their support has been one of the main reasons I was the first girl in my immediate family to take up the sport seriously,” she says, “especially since I’m the youngest in the family.”

Meanwhile, his inspirations extend far beyond his own family.