Commencing with a weigh in at today’s ahead of tomorrow’s fight
show with Kerry Hope Indian boxing sensation Vijinder Singh hit the weight
today at 74.9 Undefeated Knockout King, looking out to continue his winning
streak with 7-0, looked in shape weighing in at 74.9 Hope came in at 75.7 and
looked in a fabulous condition before his bout in India.
Hope challenged Singh, saying “He doesn’t look like he is
training as hard as I am.”
Singh, who has won all his previous 6 bouts said, “I will
show him tomorrow how much I have been training. It will be a great
fight night.”
Vijender has also promised all those coming to support him
that this time is going to be yet another knockout win, “ this time its going
to be a little difficult, but I will make it happen, I have been training very
hard and I am pretty confident of my win against Hope. This could be my seventh
knockout and what better way to celebrate than to play in your own country.”
Unveiling the title belt at a press conference here in New
Delhi today, Mr. Ajay Khanna, Vice President & General Manager –
Herbalife International India said, “The Asia Pacific Boxing Championship
is the first ever International pro-boxing show in India, and comes at a time
when India is emerging as a big market for pro-boxing. At Herbalife we
constantly look for such opportunities to fuel the development of sports and
sports persons. Nutrition is vital for overall being, even more so in sports.
In a high endurance sport like boxing, where agility and fitness are paramount,
the role and importance of nutrition are amplified. Herbalife’s association
with this event exemplifies our commitment to a healthy, active life, supported
by good nutrition.”
Neerav Tomar, Promoter IOS Boxing Promotions said “I
would like to welcome on board Herbalife as our partner for WBO Asia Pacific
Boxing Championship. We are going to put up first ever mega professional boxing
show for the fans in our country, I am sure everyone will enjoy it”.
The tickets sales of the event have been fantastic ever
since the tickets went live. This is the first time that boxing is taking place
at such a great level in India
Other Boxer’s Weights-
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Sachin Bhot
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57.4
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Asif Khan
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56.9
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Natdanani Pengthong
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55.1
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Sunil Siwach
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54.9
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Sumit Rangi
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98.1
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Naveen Rao
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126.8
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Devdarshan
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69.4
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Cameron
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66.7
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Gaganpreet Sharma
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78.9
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Deepak Sheoran
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77.9
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Vachayan Khamon
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60.0
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Kuldeep Dhanda
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60.4
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Sanjeev Sahota
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63.5
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Vikas Lohan
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63.2
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Sidhartha Varma
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69.2
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Dilbagh Thakran
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69.0
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