Commonwealth Games 2010 • Won against D Lassayo (Sierra Leone) • Won against G Gaasite (Botswana) • Won against B Mathenge of
Kenya in the quarters • Won 3–1 against V Knowles of
Bahamas in a low scoring semifinal • Won 11–2 against
Bradley Saunders of
England in the final and became champion.
2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships Kumar reached the quarterfinals, losing 18–24 to
Tom Stalker, at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku,
Azerbaijan. Earlier in the competition, Kumar had defeated Valentino Knowles of
Bahamas 17–11,
Ray Moylette of
Ireland 19–7 and
Hu Qing of
China 17–15. This last victory against
Hu Qing had sealed his qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games.
London Olympics 2012 Manoj won the first round against
Serdar Hudayberdiyev of
Turkmenistan by a score of 13–7 and advanced to the last 16. But he lost his pre-quarterfinal bout against world #1 ranked
Tom Stalker of
Great Britain. The final score read 20–16, the break-up being 7–4, 9–5, 4–7 in the favour of Stalker. Expressing disapproval at the second round scoring, Manoj cited "blatant cheating" as the reason for his defeat as he exited the competition.
2014 Commonwealth Games At the
2014 Commonwealth Games he reached the quarterfinals before losing to
Sam Maxwell.
2016 South Asian Games In 2016 South Asian Games held in Guwahati, Manoj Kumar wins gold medal in his weight category.
2018 India Open International Boxing Tournament In 2018, India Open International Boxing Tournament held in Delhi, Manoj Kumar wins bronze medal in his weight category. ==Awards==