Professional boxing is something new to India, but Vijender Singh is placing the country in the global map of boxing with some impressive performances. The Indian boxer has won all his seven fights as a pro boxer, and will hope to maintain that winning streak as he takes on Francis Cheka in New Delhi to defend his WBO Asia Super Middleweight title.
Vijender last fought in India, where he won his first title, defeating Kerry Hope, which was watched from the ringside by several well-known Indian sports personalities. Things are not going to change this time around as well.
Famous Indian sportspersons including Virender Sehwag, politicians and his friends from the Bollywood industry will also be present at the venue supporting the Indian boxer and that will make the contest a glamorous affair.
Vijender has promised to make this bout a night to remember with some electric performance inside the ring, but it is not going to be easy for the Indian. Vijender's bout against Cheka is going to be his toughest fight and more importantly the Tanzanian boxer has 300 rounds of boxing under his belt.
The war of words have already started, as Cheka has stated that he will teach Vijender a lesson inside the boxing ring, while the Indian has spoken about the number of punches, which he will land on Saturday.
Vijender, deep inside, must also be aware that he needs to take his game a notch higher against Cheka to defend his title. He has come fully prepared for the bout after some tough sparring session in UK under the watchful eyes of trainer Lee Beard.
List of VIPs attending the bout in New Delhi.
Sportspersons: Virender Sehwag, Shikhar Dhawan, Yogeshwar Dutt, Sushil Kumar, Mary Kom, Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar.
Bollywood: Neha Dhupia and Raghu Ram.
Politicians: Baba Ramdev, Kiren Rijiju, Vijay Goel, Manish Sisodia and Bhupinder Hooda.
