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WBO sanctions Vijender vs Zulpikar bout for August

By The Assam Tribune

NEW DELHI, June 22: World Boxing Organisation (WBO) has sanctioned WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title and WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title between Vijender Singh and Chinese Zulpikar Maimaitiali in first week of August in Mumbai.

Vijender is the current WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight champion while Zulpikar is WBO Oriental Super Middleweight Champion.

Neerav Tomar, Promoter IOS Boxing Promotions said: �We are happy to know on WBO�s decision sanctioning Asia�s biggest battle between Vijender Singh and Zulpikar Maimaithiali. The sanction is in place and we can now move forward with Zulpikar�s team SECA to finalise terms and locking the date and venue in Mumbai.�

Speaking on one of the biggest fight night of Asia Leon Panoncillo Jr., Chairman WBO Asia Pacific said: �After reviewing fight records of both the participants, I am satisfied with their past results and therefore approved this unification bout of the WBO Asia Pacific/WBO Oriental Super � Middleweight titles.�

Both the WBO title holders are number one boxers in their respective country�s India and China as they both remain unbeaten since the time they made their debut in the field of professional boxing.

With this fight both the boxers will put their respective titles at stake and it will be a double title fight.

The boxer that wins the bout will take home his defended title along with the opponent�s title, by the end of the bout he will have two belts on his name. � PTI

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