I'll knock Ernest Amuzu out in early rounds: Vijender Singh
Other Sports | December 17, 2017 14:58 ISTWith an aim to make it 10-0 in the Pro boxing ring, Vijender is training hard and warned his rival to not take him lightly.
With an aim to make it 10-0 in the Pro boxing ring, Vijender is training hard and warned his rival to not take him lightly.
Amuzu, who holds a good record of 25 fights with 23 wins (21 Knockouts) and two loss having played 122 rounds of professional boxing.
The 35-year-old Olympic bronze-medallist was among 12 national observers appointed by the then Sports Minister Vijay Goel in March.
The country had won just one bronze medal at the previous edition of the event and had not won a gold since 2011 when Sarjubala Devi secured the yellow metal.
Jyoti Gulia (51kg), Shashi Chopra (57kg) and Ankushita Boro (64kg) claimed contrasting victories to enter the summit clashes of their respective weight categories.
Sarita, a former world champion eyeing her sixth medal at the Asian meet, defeated Maftunakhon Melieva of Uzbekistan, while Sonia edged past Kazakhstan's Nazym Ichshanova in the quarterfinals.
The star defender made 312 appearances for Manchester United from 2002 to 2014 before heading to play for Queens Park Rangers.
The ace India pugilist said that the training sessions have been going really well and that the national coaches are helping her a lot to prepare for the coveted event.
Gaurav Bidhuri, who got a last minute wild card entry in the ongoing tournament, defeated Tunisian boxer Bilel Mhamdi 3-0 in the quarterfinals via a split decision to make it to the semi-finals.
Gaurav Bidhuri has never been among the most talked about in Indian circuit and has been prone to making quarterfinal exits in almost every tournament he was picked for.
Manoj defeated Moldovan Vasilii Belous 3-2 in an exhausting welterweight (69kg) contest. Kavinder, on the other hand, edged past Japan's Ryusei Baba.
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Sandeep Chhikara showed his power again as he took down Singh for one final time as the referee stopped the match and decided to award Chhikara with a Technical Knock Out victory.
It was a sign of true gesture showcased by the Indian boxer because the countries have been involved in a lingering dispute for quite a while now.
It was double delight for the fans as Vijender also snatched the WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title from the Chinese, who is nine years younger to him.
"As we know, World Super Champions are southpaws," he said. "Only by fighting with good boxers like Vijender I can know what is my true ability, so I chose Vijender this time," says Zulipikar.
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