Preview: The organisers of the title fight between India’s star boxer Vijender Singh and Ghana’s Ernest Amuzu on Thursday announced the complete fight card for the 23 December event. [caption id=“attachment_3808425” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Vijender Singh. Agencies[/caption] In the double title fight, Vijender will take on reigning African champion Amuzu for defending his two titles WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental Super Middleweight. The fight night, to be held at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur, will also feature Asian champions Amandeep Singh and Kuldeep Singh. Amandeep will take on Manoj Kumar of Punjab in the Bantamweight (55.5 kilogram) category while Kuldeep – a two-time Asian champion – will face Haryana’s Amrinder Singh in the Heavyweight (93.4 kg) division. Apart from Amandeep and Kuldeep, the other young Indian boxers in the fight card are Pardeep Kharera, Kuldeep Dhanda, Dharmendra Grewal and Asad Asif Khan. Amandeep, who had taken bronze at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, will take on the 24-year-old Manoj in a six round contest. Amandeep has fought two professional bouts so far and won both of them with the second being a knockout against Pakpoom Hammarach of Thailand. Manoj, a bronze medallist at the Elite Senior Men Boxing Championship earlier this year, will make his professional debut. With inputs from IANS
Highlights Vijender Singh vs Ernest Amuzu, Rajasthan Rumble: Vijender retains titles
Highlights Vijender Singh vs Ernest Amuzu, Rajasthan Rumble: Vijender retains titles
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• December 23, 2017, 22:25:16 IST
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December 23, 2017, 22:24:43 (IST)
So that brings us to the end of this blog. Vijender’s dream run continues. Amuzu, on the other hand, fell short throughout the bout. Thanks for joining in. Goodbye!
December 23, 2017, 22:04:09 (IST)
VIJENDER SINGH WINS! Judges rule that 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 in Vijender Singh’s favour. It’s a unanimous points decision. Not unexpected.
December 23, 2017, 22:03:25 (IST)
10-0! Vijender Singh beats Ernest Umuzu by unanimous decision and defends his WBO Asia Pacific and Oriental titles
December 23, 2017, 22:01:28 (IST)
That’s that then. Another strong round from Vijender. Got in some solid punches on the face of Amuzu, and really the African has done well to stay on his feet throughout the fight. The judges will pronounce the verdict in a few minutes, but anyone who watched this knows where this is going.
December 23, 2017, 21:59:44 (IST)
The tenth round is over. Throughout the bout, Vijender dominated and it seems like nothing can keep him away from his tenth win.
December 23, 2017, 21:58:41 (IST)
Amuzu seems like he wants to attack, but the Indian’s reach with his left hand is forcing him to keep his distance. Suddenly, Viju has Amuzu on the ropes before he unleashes a couple of crisp blows to the face of Amuzu.
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December 23, 2017, 21:57:12 (IST)
Vijender still in the lead but Amuzu’s record of never being knocked out is safe as of now. He is completely on the back foot but is putting up a fight. The final round is about to start.
December 23, 2017, 21:52:33 (IST)
The eighth round too pretty much went Vijender’s way. By now the credit should go to Amuzu for taking the punishment while not collapsing on the canvas.
December 23, 2017, 21:50:39 (IST)
Well, well Vijender is asking all the quesitons and Amuzu doesn’t seem to have any answers. Despite taking all the blows, he is standing on his feet after the eighth round.
December 23, 2017, 21:49:16 (IST)
Barely a clean punch in the seventh round until the last 30 seconds when Vijender explodes, landing sweet right hands on his cornered opponent. With judges awarding points for the number of punches landed, this is more or less a fight that Vijender will win. Unless Amuzu can do what has not been done in Vijender’s professional career: knocking the Indian out.
December 23, 2017, 21:47:29 (IST)
Round 7: Lovely exhibition of boxing on display. Vijender seems to be in the zone, Amuzu is losing the plot now.
December 23, 2017, 21:45:34 (IST)
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December 23, 2017, 21:44:19 (IST)
Amuzu is being pummeled here now. Jabs and upper cuts rain on him as Vijender is finding his rhythm. Amuzu swings around wildly but it is safe to assume that at least the sixth round is safely going in Viju’s favour. That round ended with a lethal left jab that rocked back Amuzu’s head. There can be only one way this bout is heading after six rounds.
December 23, 2017, 21:43:36 (IST)
Vijender threw in a flurry punches and Amuzu seemed to have no answer in the sixth round. The Ghanaian is clearly struggling.
December 23, 2017, 21:40:39 (IST)
FINALLY! Some lethal right hands from Vijender. First an upper cut, then a right hook to his rival’s face. Then there’s a couple of left jabs to the body as the Ghanaian is pinned on the ropes. There was an accidental headbutt to Vijender, which may have left a cut. But both boxers move on without too much drama. Vijender should be ahead in this bout based on what’s transpired in the first five rounds in Jaipur.
December 23, 2017, 21:39:44 (IST)
The fifth round is over. Vijender landed two heavy right hand punches but Amuzu was undeterred. Having said that, the Indian is in total control.
December 23, 2017, 21:38:28 (IST)
Absolutely nothing happened in that round as Amuzu seems content to play punching bag. Where’s the footwork from both the boxers? They’re moving around at a leisurely canter in the ring.
December 23, 2017, 21:36:47 (IST)
Vijender totally dominated the fourth round. It seems like Vijender is leading on points currently.
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December 23, 2017, 21:32:26 (IST)
Vijender trying desperately to break down Amuzu’s defence. He tried a couple of gut punches to get the Ghanaian to lower his guard, but Amuzu is having none of that.
December 23, 2017, 21:31:27 (IST)
The fight is becoming more intense. Both the boxers are putting in their best efforts. But Vijender’s defence stood out in the third round.
December 23, 2017, 21:29:49 (IST)
Vijender’s lethal right hand is now making its mark felt. First there’s an upper cut that should have knocked Amuzu’s teeth out and then in the last 30 seconds his jab finding its way through Amuzu’s defence. Amuzu gesturing that he’s not hurt. But Vijender definitely had a better round there. And he’s finally finding his fire in his punches.
December 23, 2017, 21:29:30 (IST)
Much better from Vijender Singh in the second round.
December 23, 2017, 21:25:02 (IST)
Very predictably, the first round was cagey with both boxers preferring to size each other up rather that launching all out attacks. But there were a couple of moments which stood out, Amuzu’s left jab found a generous amount of Viju’s face at the start, while the Indian returned the favour with a left jab of this own at the end. The bout ends with Amuzu flashing a smile at Vijender.
December 23, 2017, 21:22:23 (IST)
Round 1 is over. Ernest began with a slew of punches but Vijender held his nerves and responded well.
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December 23, 2017, 21:20:38 (IST)
The long-awaited bout between India’s Vijender Singh and Ghana’s Ernest Amuzu is underway.
December 23, 2017, 21:16:24 (IST)
Ernest Amuzu has never been knocked out. He has a record of 23-2.
December 23, 2017, 21:14:09 (IST)
December 23, 2017, 21:13:36 (IST)
Time for the national anthems. God Bless Our Homeland Ghana will be followed by Jana Gana Mana.
December 23, 2017, 21:11:36 (IST)
Vijender Singh has been unbeaten in his last nine professional bouts. This is his tenth. Will he maintain his unbeaten record? Well, we will find out soon. He is strolling out amidst huge cheers.
December 23, 2017, 21:09:54 (IST)
Ernest Amuzu from Ghana will walk out first.
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December 23, 2017, 21:05:02 (IST)
Since 2015, which was when Vijender turned pro, the Indian has been in nine fights. His opponent Amuzu has been in just over half of that: five.
December 23, 2017, 21:02:20 (IST)
This mismatch, at least on paper, lent an almost farcical tone to the pre-match trash talking from the boxer from Africa. Amuzu had claimed he would “smash him to the body to loosen him up and then knock him out with a right hand”. The boxer added: “I know that Vijender is a hero there. But I am going to knock your hero out. He doesn’t belong in a boxing ring with me. I am insulted that he thinks he can just walk over me and beat me easily.”
Amuzu had told Vijender to “stick to acting”.
All of that is good for the headlines, but in a few minutes we’ll see how much substance there is in those fists.
December 23, 2017, 21:00:00 (IST)
The long-awaited bout between India’s Vijender Singh and Ghana’s Ernest Amuzu is about to start.
December 23, 2017, 20:55:14 (IST)
Pardeep Kharera declared the winner of the Welterweight bout against Nikhil Sharma by unanimous decision. He dominated in the first three rounds and after that it became very difficult for Sharma to recover.
December 23, 2017, 20:49:21 (IST)
Just over two years after he turned pro, the fight against Ernest Amuzu will represent Vijender Singh’s chance to put his win record in double figures. It has already been pointed out that this is a mismatch from the time the bout was set up. After all, Vijender is not just a bronze medallist at the Beijing Olympics, he also is the reigning WBO Oriental Super Middleweight and WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight champion. Amuzu is… well… ranked 256 in the world, not to mention seventh in Ghana. Even more interestingly, the Ghanian has only fought outside his homeland once — a bout in Frankfurt against Kavin Gebhard, which he lost.
December 23, 2017, 20:47:31 (IST)
We are a few minutes away from the most exciting bout of the night.
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December 23, 2017, 20:39:20 (IST)
The welterweight bout between Pardeep Kharera and Nikhil Sharma is underway. This is the final match before Vijender’s fight. This is a six-round bout and its weight category is 66.7 kg.
December 23, 2017, 20:28:01 (IST)
Amandeep Singh vs Manoj Kumar:
A close fight between Amandeep Singh and Manoj Kumar. But eventually it is Amandeep who edges Manoj on points. Two judges had given the same points and Amandeep trumped his opponent due to the points awarded by the the third judge.
December 23, 2017, 19:49:29 (IST)
Hello and welcome to Firstpost’s coverage of the Rajasthan Rumble. The most anticipated bout is, as expected, between Vijender Singh and Ernest Amuzu, which will be the last fight of the night.
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