“There is a possibility he might even challenge for the WBO European title because he is fighting mostly in the UK. So he can qualify for that as well,” added a spokesperson of Vijender’s British promoters Queensberry Promotions.
Vijender, on the other hand, spoke mostly on what he does best, fighting inside the ring. Happy to have ended his season by successfully defending the title he won here in July, India’s first Olympic medallist in boxing dedicated the triumph to the country’s soldiers who have lost their lives in the year going by.
“I dedicate this victory to our martyred soldiers. I felt bad when, before the fight, I got to know that three soldiers had been martyred in a terror attack in Kashmir . I dedicate this win to all the soldiers who have been martyred this year because it is because of them that this country is there. We are nothing without them. It was depressing to hear that three soldiers died today in a terror attack,” he said.
From Agencies, Feature image courtesy hindustantimes.com
