The five-bout Fight Night, being conducted by the Indian Boxing Council, will also witness Pinki Jangra and veteran Som Bahadur Poon making their professional debut. Sarita, a former world champion and Asian Games bronze-medallist, had a face-off with her opponent Zsofia here today. The 59-pro bout veteran from Hungary has experience on her side, but Sarita exuded confidence that she had trained hard to silence her opponent. I have trained really hard, my coach is among the best in professional boxing, he is monitoring my progress. The event shall be broadcast live on six broadcast networks, including Doordarshan,"We are committed to establish India as the next big thing in the world of professional boxing.

Source: dna January 28, 2017 11:36 UTC