"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.
The tournament marked the end of a fortnight-long training-cum-competition trip for the Indian boxers ahead of the world showpiece scheduled from August 25 to September 2.
"Let me put this on record, I have never said anything like Shiva's career being over and he should be dropped from the TOP scheme," says Mary Kom.
The mega fight deal has never happened before where a boxing champion takes on a UFC MMA fighter. Connor will go one on one with Floyd Jr in an old fashioned 12 round boxing match.
Vijender, the reigning WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight champion will square off against China's Zulpikar Maimaitiali, the WBO Oriental super middleweight titleholder, in a winner-takes-all fight on August 5 in Mumbai.
Manny Pacquiao, an 11-time world champion, entered the fight at Suncorp Stadium as a hot favorite but got more than he bargained for against the 29-year-old former schoolteacher Jeff Horn.
In this fight, both the boxers will put their respective WBO titles at stake, the winner of the fight will walk away with dual championship titles against his name.
WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight champion Vijender Singh will take on China's boxing star Zulpikar Maimaitiali in his next professional bout in August.
With Bisht, India now have five boxers confirmed for the World Championships.
IOA has granted affiliation to the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), ending a long-standing impasse between the two bodies.
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