3 Indian Boxers who can win a World title in Pro Boxing

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#2 Vikas Krishan Yadav

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Boxing - Commonwealth Games Day 10

Vikas Krishan Yadav (1-0-0) is one of the most decorated amateur boxers of India. He won gold medals in 2010 Asian Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games.

He also won a bronze medal at the 2011 world amateur boxing championship. He has represented India in the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympic games.

He made his professional debut earlier this year on January 18, 2019, against Steven Andrade of the United States at the Turning stone resort & Casino in New York. He won his debut via TKO in the first round. He fought in the junior middleweight division.

Vikas brutally beat his opponent with body shots and dropped him twice in the opening round. However, with just under one minute left in the clock, the referee stopped the fight before Vikas could inflict any more damage.

He has an aggressive boxing style which makes his ideal for professional boxing. His style makes for an entertaining fight which will help attract fans.

He has a terrific amateur pedigree. Vikas can definitely win a world title in professional boxing. He has a great style, good footwork, and decent pop in his punches.

Vikas signed a promotional deal with legendary promoter Bob Arum's Top Rank promotions, which has promoted legends like Muhammad Ali, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao etc. Top Rank also has a network deal with sports broadcasting giant ESPN, which will help Vikas get exposure to millions of sports fans.


#1 Vijender Singh

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Vijender Singh is without a doubt the most popular boxer in India. He also has a terrific boxing record having won a Bronze medal at the Olympic in 2008 and then a world championship bronze in 2009. Vijender has won a medal in every major international tournament.

He turned pro back in October 2015 and signed a promotional agreement with the Queensbury promotion in the UK.

He has had 10 pro fights since then and he is undefeated so far. Since turning pro, Vijender has won two minor regional titles. He won the WBO Asia-Pacific super middleweight title back in July 2016 when he defeated Kerry Hope of Australia via unanimous decision.

He then fought Zulipikaer Maimaitiali of China in August 2017 where Singh defeated him via unanimous decision to win the WBO Oriental super middleweight title.

He was also ranked top 10 in the world by the World Boxing Organisation back in 2016. He has also signed a promotional agreement with Bob Arum's Top Rank promotion and will make his US-debut soon.

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