Raipur, 03 Aug 2022: Vijender Singh will be back in action for the 14th professional bout of his career when he takes to the ring in the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ event on 17th August 2022 at the Balbir Singh Juneja Stadium, Raipur, Chattisgarh.
Event Promotions : Purple Goat Sportainment, Chinmay Tiwari
Matchmaker : Mujtaba Kamal, Grassroot Boxing Promotions
Fight Supervisor : Brigadier PKM Raja
Ringside Medical : Dr. Sanjogita Soodan
IBC Ring Officials : Manoj Panwar, Ajay Salvi, Rahul Sharma, Suraj Thakur, Kevin David
Official Fight Card
| Wt Cat (Rds) | Red Corner | Blue Corner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Middle (6 Rds) | Vijender Singh (Won by TKO, 2nd Rd) | W | Eliasu Sulley |
| Welter (6 Rds) | Faizan Anwar (Won by TKO 1st Rd) | W | Sachin Nautiyal |
| Light (6 Rds) | Karthik Sathish (Won by UD) | W | Ashish Sharma (2-1-0) |
| Feather (6 Rds) | Asad Asif Khan (Won by UD) | W | Amey Nitin (7-5-0) |
| Light (6 Rds) | Gurpreet Singh (Won by UD) | W | Shaikhom Rebaldo (2-0-0) |
Vijender Singh Vs Eliasu Sulley : A comeback after 2 Years
The 36-year-old former Olympic bronze medallist, has a record of 12-1 with eight KO’s after turning professional in 2015.
His unbeaten streak of 12-0 was broken at his last fight in Goa against the much younger Artysh Lopsan of Russia.
Organised in association with the state government of Chhattisgarh, this will be the first professional boxing fightnight in Raipur.
“It’s a great opportunity to introduce the sport to the people of the state and hopefully, this can inspire a new generation of boxers,” Vijender Singh said in a statement.
Vijender has been training in Manchester with his coach Lee Beard and he looks ready for this comeback.
I’m really looking forward to this fight, I have been training extensively for this and it will be the perfect opportunity and place to get back into winning ways. There was a tiny blip in the last fight but I am gearing up with my team to defeat Eliasu Sulley, and I cannot wait to get in the ring,” Vijender said.
“I know what I am capable of and I am confident to break his unbeaten professional streak with a knockout. With the right kind of support and training, it is only going to be a matter of time before the hard work pays off.
Sulley, the reigning national West Africa Boxing Union Champion, has a 100 per cent knockout record in the eight bouts that he has competed in and will be looking to extend his unbeaten record
The event, which will also feature 4 other undercard bouts
- Faizan Anwar Vs Sachin Nautiyal, Welterweight, 6 Rounds
- Satish Karthik Vs Ashish Sharma, Lightweight, 6 Rounds
- Gurpreet Singh Vs Shaikhom Rebaldo, Lightweight , 6 Rounds
- Asad Asif Khan Vs Amey Nitin, Featherweight, 6 Rounds
