New Delhi: African Champion Ernest Amuzu has threatened to leave Indian star boxer Vijender Singh ‘beaten and broken’ when they face off at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur December 23.
Vijju, as the Indian fondly called as, has been unbeaten in the nine bouts he had fought so far and will be defending both his WBO Asia Pacific and Oriental Super Middleweight titles against the African in the beautiful pink city.
On the other hand, Amuzu who holds a good record of 25 fights with 23 wins (21 Knockouts) and two loss having played 122 rounds of professional boxing, is training day in and day out to get better of his Indian opponent.
“I am training very hard daily for 8-10 hours for this fight. I’ve had good notice of the fight so I’ll be prepared for Vijender and whatever he brings into the ring for the fight,” he added.
However, the 34-year-old Amuzu has flared up the rivalry before the fight saying he will smash his body at first to loosen him up and then will knock him out with a right hand punch. He also asserted that his experience in the professional circuit will hold him in good stead against Vijender.
Amuzu further said that the Beijing Olympic bronze medallist boxer will realise his mistake of fighting someone like him at the end of the bout. “I know that Vijender is a hero there. But I am going to knock your hero out. He doesn’t belong in a boxing ring with me. I am insulted that he thinks he can just walk over me and beat me easily,” the Ghanaian added.
Fight card for Vijju’s event announced
New Delhi: The organisers of the title fight between India’s star boxer Vijender Singh and Ghana’s Ernest Amuzu Thursday announced the complete fight card for the December 23 event. Apart from the Vijender-Ernest fight Asian champions Amandeep Singh and Kuldeep Singh will also be seen in action. Amandeep will take on Manoj Kumar of Punjab in the Bantamweight (55.5 kilogram) category while Kuldeep, a two-time Asian champion will face Haryana’s Amrinder Singh in the Heavyweight (93.4 kg) division. The other young Indian boxers in the fight card are Pardeep Kharera, Kuldeep Dhanda, Dharmendra Grewal and Asad Asif Khan.
Press trust of India
