India’s boxing celebrity Vijender Singh’s much-awaited return to the ring will probably be towards Russian boxer Artysh Lopsan, promoters IOS Boxing Promotions introduced on Friday throughout a press convention.
The first-of-its-kind fight in India will probably be held on the rooftop deck of the Majestic Pride Casino Ship in Goa on March 19. Lopsan, 26, has a good document in his younger profession as an expert boxer. In six bouts, the Russian has defeated 4, together with two knockouts, whereas registering one defeat and one draw.
Vijender, on the opposite hand, is unbeaten all through his skilled boxing profession, carrying a document of 12-0 that features eight knockouts. The Olympic bronze medallist defeated Ghana’s former Commonwealth Champion Charles Adamu in Dubai to declare his twelfth successive win in November 2019.
Vijender headlines the primary occasion for the evening whereas followers will even witness six different undercard fights bearing 12 prime Indian fighters. The present will probably be held for 3 hours.
Speaking to the reporters, Vijender appeared assured concerning the fight and expects a troublesome one towards his Russian opponent. He mentioned, “It’s going to be a good fight. I was eagerly waiting for this for more than a year. I watched Lopsan’s videos and he’s a good fighter. But I’m ready to knock him out like I did to my 8 previous opponents. I am ready to finish the fight in the early rounds and it would be a spectacle to do it in front of my people in Goa.”
On the opposite hand, Lopsan additionally seems assured to finish Vijender’s unbeaten streak, “Vijender is a good fighter but I’m here to end his unbeaten streak. I’m ready and it’s going to be a great fight in Goa. What better way to end his streak than knocking him down in front of his audience. I’ve trained hard for this fight and I’m rearing to go”, he mentioned.
The fight evening begins with a bantamweight bout between Mohammed Shamim and Pralhad Panda, adopted by Mathiyalagan Dhiravidamani versus Umesh Chavan within the tremendous flyweight division. The third fight options Ramandeep Kaur towards Rinky Inder Kishore in mild flyweight class and the fourth fight is between Ashish Ahlawat and Dharmender Grewal (cruiserweight).
Sabari J is pitted towards Amey Nitin within the light-weight class bout whereas Mahesh Digari will probably be up towards Kuldeep Dhanda in tremendous light-weight class. Seasoned Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat versus Sandeep Kumar (Super Welterweight) would be the co-main occasion for the evening adopted by Vijender’s much-awaited return to the ring. The bout goes past the standard norms of an everyday skilled match and provides viewers the glitz and glamour of Vegas-style boxing occasion.
Following social distancing tips, the promoters have determined to fill simply 50 per cent of the tickets on the venue and solely a restricted 150 high-end tickets can be found on sale. The tickets have been priced from Rs 10, 000 to Rs 20, 000 in numerous classes. They vary from Gold Rs 10,000, Platinum Rs 15,000, and Stage Rs 20,000
