Neeraj Goyat will return to skilled boxing towards Jose Zepeda on March 25 in Guadalajara, Mexico. A combating purse of $120 thousand (equal to over INR 1 crore) is up for grabs on the occasion.
The final couple of years has not been straightforward for Goyat as one of many greatest fights of his profession had to be known as off in 2019 towards former world champion Amir Khan due to an accident.
Goyat final fought in Bangkok towards Rachata Khaophimai and received it by way of knockout and is prepared to face off towards Zepeda, who is without doubt one of the stalwarts in the world {of professional} boxing with a complete of 35 wins from his 40 fights, 27 of them being knockouts.
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“From the beginning, my try has at all times been to increase the extent of Indian skilled boxing and to stamp its authority on the world stage and that Indian boxers are acknowledged as formidable boxers. Even once I first beat WBA World Champion Xu Can in China, the goal was to increase the extent for Indian boxers and allow them to know that these wins are doable.
“I hope to encourage and pave the way in which for the way forward for skilled boxers in India to battle at this stage and get alternatives since nobody else in the historical past of our nation has fought with the names I’ve,” said Goyat regarding the announcement of the event, which is promoted by one of the biggest professional boxing promoters, Golden Boy Promotions.
The three-time WBC Asia title winner turned professional in 2013 and since then has fought 22 bouts with a record of 17-3 with 7 knockouts (17-3-2 draws). He is the first Indian boxer to have made it to the WBC world rankings and has won the ‘Honorary Boxer of the Year’ by WBC Asia in 2017.
Mexican boxers are regarded as one of the best competitors and extremely tough to beat in the world of professional boxing.
“I’m the only boxer from India who has fought 5-6 Mexican boxers as they are considered the most brutal in the world. It is also a learning opportunity and Jose’s record speaks for itself, he has been the WBC World Champion in the past. The fight is being organised by Golden Boy, the world’s second-largest professional boxing promoter, and I look forward to taking Jose down.” Goyat signed off.
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