'Vijender Singh is the talent that India has in professional boxing and I would want to fight him in India soon.'
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'Vijender is a power puncher, he is a smart boxer as well.' Lee Beard, Vijender Singh's trainer, highlights why the Indian boxer is the favourite for Saturday's double title clash.
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'He has been in Bollywood movies, he has been in the Olympics three times, he has been all around the world fighting.' 'This is just another fight for Vijender and if you know the guy, he will fight like a champion.'
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Vijender Singh gives up amateur boxing to turn full-time professional, perhaps the words ring truer than ever.
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'If a person whom Vijender had thrashed earlier is now a World champion, why can't Vijender be champion now too?'
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