![]() ![]() Singh made his pro-debut against Sonny Whitting at the 160-pound weight class. However, they both could find a middle ground and fight at Middleweight (160-pounds).īoth Singh and Khan have fought at that weight class as a professional before. Singh fights in the super-middleweight division (168-pounds) and Khan is a natural welterweight (147-pounds). This is a mega fight in the sense that Amir Khan traces his roots back to Rawalpindi in Pakistan and has said numerous times before that he is a proud Pakistani and a fight with Vijender Singh to some extent could ignite the India-Pakistan rivalry in the field of sports once again.Īlthough, the problem with this fight could be the weight classes. Both fighters have called out each other before. While Vijender may not be able to fight for the world title, there’s isn’t a non-availability for him to be involved in a big fight. Does Vijender Singh vs Amir Khan make sense? He will turn 35 this year and time seems to be running out for him as far as competing for the world title goes. Vijender Singh left Queensbury promotion to sign with Bob Arum’s Top Rank promotion and under them, he was able to fight twice in 2019 after being inactive for the entirety of 2018. That isn’t to say that Vijender isn’t a good boxer, because he definitely is, but his promoters haven’t been able to get him the fights needed to reach a stage where he can compete for the world title. Even though Vijender is undefeated inside the ring with a professional record of 12-0 and has won the WBO Oriental and Asia Pacific title, he is nowhere close to being a contender for a world title in the professional ranks. Usually, boxers will an amateur pedigree like Vijender Singh perform well at the professional level. However, despite being a superstar in India, his professional career didn’t take off as one would have hoped. He was 29 years old when he signed his professional contract with the Queensbury promotion of the United Kingdom. So far, the only professional boxer from India to make a mark at the international stage is Vijender Singh, who himself turned pro very late in his career. ![]() However, the holy grail of boxing is still professional boxing that provides boxers with most of its riches. Although we do have amateur boxers like Vijender Singh, Mark Kom, Shiva Thapa who have achieved nationwide stardom. India isn’t a professional boxing crazy nation. ![]()
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