Vikas’ pro plans on hold after World Championship setback

TIL Desk Sports/ His World Championship campaign ending in disappointment, Indian boxer Vikas Krishan has decided to put his plans of turning professional on hold and focus on recuperating from a hand injury that he claims, resurfaced during the event.

The 2011 bronze-medallist at the marquee tournament, Vikas, bowed out of the second round this time, losing to England’s Benjamin Whittaker in a unanimous verdict.

“I was thinking of turning professional by the end of this year but that plan is on hold for now. A right hand injury which had troubled me some years back, seems to have flared up again. I need to get it sorted immediately once I reach home,” Vikas, a middleweight 75kg boxer.

The injury he was referring to relates to the metacarpus, the intermediate part of the hand located between the wrist and the fingers. “I do eventually want to turn professional but for now I will focus on the Commonwealth Games next year and take things from there,” he added.