Vijender crowned once again by defeating Zulpiqar

Vijender sing of India defeated China's Zulpiqar Maimaitiali to win the unified WBO Asia Pacific and oriental super Middleweight title.Meanwhile Jitender kumar and Akhil kumar both won their professional boxing debuts.Inia's Neeraj also won his match against Alan

Mumbai: Indian boxing star Vijender Singh clinch his second title and keep his unbeaten record intact when he takes on undefeated Chinese Zulipikaer Maimaitiali today.

The 31-year-old former Olympic bronze-medallist fights well his ninth professional match today and he won his WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight title.Maimaitiali's WBO Oriental super middleweight title would also be up for grabs in the double title fight.

Vijender has been training in Manchester with his trainer Lee Beard for this bout, the first ticket of which was presented to cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar at the latter's house by the boxer himself.A confident Vijender has dubbed his Chinese opponent as inexperienced.

"This is India versus China, I don't need anything and I am excited, I know the whole of India is with me," Vijender said at the weigh-in on Saturday.
"I am very confident and hope that the fight will be good and India will win. last night I checked my weight it was 78 and I had to be 76.2, so I did not eat anything. My weight is 76.00 today, I will very much focus on diet," he told reporters here today.

The official weigh-in and the face-off for the bout happened this afternoon here.
"I am experienced. I don't consider him as an experienced boxer, he is young, but he is a strong kid and we are ready for it.
"I have a game plan which I discussed with my coach, he (the coach) said stay calm, don't be in hurry," Vijender said.
Vijender now looking forward to achieve more and more titles..

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