Dubai, November 22
Indian boxing star Vijender Singh demolished Ghana’s former Commonwealth champion Charles Adamu to claim his 12th successive win and ensure that his four-year unbeaten streak in the professional circuit remained intact. The 34-year-old former Olympics bronze medallist, who holds the WBO Asia Pacific and Oriental super-middleweight belts, prevailed in a unanimous verdict in an eight-round contest against the 42-year-old Adamu.
“It was a good fight, Charles Adamu is a good fighter but I was fully prepared to tackle his punches and landed my punches perfectly on him,” Vijender said. “I wanted to finish this fight in three-four rounds. It went into the late rounds but I am happy with how I performed,” said the boxer from Bhiwani.
The Ghanian also had a point deduction in the fourth round for excessive bending. To Adamu’s credit, he fought through despite the onslaught and ensured that the bout went the full distance. Adamu came into this fight with an experience of 47 bouts, of which he had won 33 (26 knockouts). — PTI
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