Vijender to defend his 2nd title against Zulpikar on Apr 1

16 February, New Delhi

Indian pro boxing star Vijender Singh will defend his second career title against China’s WBO Oriental Super Middleweight champion Zulpikar Maimaitiali on April 1 in Mumbai.

The 31-year-old Vijender, who defeated Tanzania’s Francis Cheka in his title defence in December last year, remains undefeated so far and is currently training in Manchester under the tutelage of his British trainer Lee Beard.

Maimaitiali, who like Vijender, also made his professional debut in 2015, is eight fights old in the arena, having won seven of them.

The Chinese No 1 has five Knockout victories under his belt and it will be his third fight in India