Vijender Singh, ahead of his 10th pro-boxing bout against Ernest Amuzu of Ghana at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, is not taking anything for granted as he is gearing up for his double title defence match. The 32-year-old India boxer will be squaring off against Amuzu in a Super Middleweight clash. The Indian knockout king will be defending his WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental Super Middleweight Champion. Vijender had said that it is a matter of only one punch and the bout is decided. He further added that there have been times when lower-ranked boxer defeats the higher-ranked rivals. Till date, the Indian has nine wins under his belt with seven of them being won by knockouts (KO) and two by unanimous decision.
He has played 40 rounds in his nine fights of pro career so far. In his last three title fights held in India, Vijender has won two KOs and a unanimous decision. Before winning against Maimaitiali, Vijender had retained his WBO Asia Pacific title against Francis Cheka of Tanzania and had also won his maiden title last year in July after defeating Kerry Hope of Australia. Commenting on his double title defence, Vijender Singh he is fully prepared physically and mentally to defend his titles and want to end this year on a winning note in front of his countrymen.
Live boxing action and updates of the bout between Vijender Singh vs Ernest Amuzu straight from Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur
20:20 IST: Split decision goes in favour of Amandeep after the end of four rounds
20:08 IST- Manoj Kumar takes on Amandeep Singh in a Bantamweight classification bout (55.5 kg)
19:50 IST- In other match, Kuldeep Dhanda has won and by unanimous decision. Fateh Singh gave a tough fight but eventually lost.
19:10 IST: Rajasthan Rumble is here. Vijender Singh will take on Ernest Amuzu in the fight of the night. There will be six other fights too.
19:05 IST - Hello and welcome to the Live Updates of the much-anticipated fight night
The 34-year-old Amuzu, on the other hand, is confident of winning his first fight in Asia. The West African Boxing Union Middleweight champion and Ghanaian middleweight champion holds a record of 23 wins with 21 knockouts and 2 loss out of total 25 fights he has played so far in his career. Amuzu has also participated in the Commonwealth Games 2002, All Africa Games in 2004 and two African Championships in 2003 and 2005.
