Source: www.indileak.com --- Saturday, July 16, 2016
New Delhi: Star boxer Vijender Singh defeated Kerry Hope of Australia in a hard-fought bout to win the WBO Asia/Pacific Middleweight title at the Thyagaraj Stadium here on Saturday evening. This was my first 10 round fight. I was surprised by how my body responded Faced with the most experienced and highly-rated opponent of his fledgling professional career, Vijender carved out a 98-92, 98-92, 100-90 verdict from the three judges to extend his record to seven wins from as many fights. Despite the unanimous decision, it was far from easy for Vijender in the first 10-round bout of his career. The Australian exhibited superior technique and footwork for most of the fight although the Indian was the more powerful boxer. “Thank you India! I didn’t expect it to go to ten rounds. It is all to my country, not about me! We have been working hard for this. Finally we did it and we will work to improve my ranking now,” Vijender said after the bout. “This win is special. This is for my country, for my India. I am now ranked 15th in the world,” he added. “This was my first 10 round fight. I was surprised by how my body responded,” he added. Both boxers were a bit cagey in the opening round, trying to gauge each other. Vijender did manage to penetrate his opponent’s defence once with a powerful blow that clearly shook up the Australian. The second round clearly belonged to Vijender. He made good use of his long reach to evade Hope’s punches wh ...
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