India’s Olympic bronze medalist boxer, Vijender Singh, who is now an amateur in the professional circuit has received a threat from his third bout opponent Samet Hyuseinov, who has promised to send Vijender back to India ‘beaten and broken.’
The Olympian, however, is least bothered about these threats and has laughed it off saying that he would reply to his opponent in the ring. The bout is scheduled to happen on December 19.
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"How do you respond to such threats? I can only laugh, let him say what he feel like. He has all the freedom to say what he wants. But I talk only in the ring and in a language he will understand quite well," the Indian boxer said.
The Bulgarian opponent is the most experienced of all the men that Vijender has faced so far in the pro arena having fought 14 bouts, winning 7 of them.
"If he is experienced,than I am no less. I am an Olympic medallist. Obviously he is more experienced in the pro circuit but I am experienced enough not to be affected by it," said the 30-year-old athlete.
"My USP is that I hardly ever get worried. I know it's my job and I will be facing up to a variety of people, so I don't get too affected," he added further.
Talking about his training, he said that he has increased the frequency of his sparring sessions. "My focus is on endurance and power and for that I am sparring a lot more.”
“I have longer sparring sessions against guys who are competing in WBO. So, I get thrashed a lot but all of it is helping me," he laughed.
"But after the bout I am looking forward to a nice new year celebration," he concluded.
The boxer from Haryana, India has so far had a terrific run since making his pro boxing debut on October 10, securing two knockout victories in as many games, both against British opponents.
In his first bout he knocked out Sonny Whiting in Manchester in three-and-a-half rounds, while in his second fight in Dublin, he demolished Dean Gillen in the first round itself on November 7.
