Vijender Singh: record, next fight and profile →
One-upmanship is a pre-requisite in boxing. But Vijender Singh's next WBO Asia Pacific challenger Tanzanian Francis Cheka took it to another level at the final press conference by undermining India's first Olympic medallist in the sport.
Indian star Vijender Singh will defend his WBO super middleweight Asia Pacific title against former world and current intercontinental champion Francis Cheka in New Delhi on December 17. The fight will take place at the Thyagaraj Stadium, live and exclusive in the UK on BoxNation.
Indian boxing star Vijender Singh will defend his WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight title on December 17 on home turf in New Delhi but the opponent for the clash will be decided later.
Vijender Singh has had to unlearn a few tactics from his amateur days in his unbeaten journey to the WBO Asia Pacific title, reveals the Indian boxing star's renowned British trainer Lee Beard who "makes it hard for him in the gym to make him more spiteful and angry in the ring".
Indian ring sensation Vijender Singh has secured a top ten world ranking with the World Boxing Organisation. Fresh from earning his first professional title in the WBO Asia Pacific Super-Middleweight Championship against Australia's Kerry Hope last month, Singh has leapfrogged up the WBO world rankings and now finds himself sitting pretty in tenth place.
'Be careful what you wish for kid', was British boxing star Amir Khan's response to Vijender Singh and his promoters' proposal of a possible showdown with the Indian fighter in the coming few months. Congratulating Vijender for winning the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title in New Delhi on Saturday, Khan also reacted to Vijender and his promoter Queensberry Promotions' hints at a possible face off.
Elated and exhausted in equal measure after being crowned the WBO Asia Pacific champion, Indian boxing star Vijender Singh says he will savour the triumph for a while before looking at the possibility of a showdown with Pakistan-origin British star Amir Khan, who is keen for a face-off with him.
Vijender Singh outlined his star quality as well as his credentials as a champion as he picked up his first professional title.
Former world champion Amir Khan wants to take the legendary India-Pakistan rivalry inside a boxing ring through Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). "I am waiting for the day two nations, India and Pakistan compete in a cage. That will be a fair fight which people wants to see and it will entertain them," said Khan through a video conference at an event to promote MMA.
Former European champion and an experienced Australian boxer Kerry Hope has dared Indian knockout king Vijender Singh ahead of their WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight championship title to be held at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex here on July 16.