Vijender eyeing another knock-out punch

TIL Desk Sports/ An impressive seven knock-outs out of eight bouts under his belt, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh has said he is aiming for another “early finish” when he faces WBO Oriental super middleweight champion Zulpikar Maimaitiali of China in Mumbai on Saturday.

Saturday’s “Battleground Asia” fight night will give both the boxers a chance to claim double titles in a winner-takes- all show. While Vijender is the current WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight champion, Zulpikar is the WBO Oriental Super Middleweight champion and whoever wins Saturday’s fight will claim the twin titles.

“Just pray for me. I will try my 100 per cent for another knock-out. I will try to finish the bout as early as possible,” a confident Vijender told reporters on the sidelines of an event where he was named the brand ambassador of Platinum Heavy Duty Cement. “But you never know with the Chinese. Chinese products are not known to last long,” the Beijing Olympics bronze- medallist said in jest.