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The Olympic bronze medallist, who remains the last Indian male pugilist to bring home a medal from boxing, expressed his interest in bringing a fight to the shores of India.
Vijender Singh. (X)
With the world caught up with the unique boxing bout between Youtuber-turned-fighter Jake Paul and legendary pugilist Mike Tyson, Indian boxer Vijender Kumar expressed his interest in bringing a fight to the shores of India.
The 39-year-old took to social media platform X, to post an update that read, “Let’s do a fight with @FloydMayweather In INDIA”.
The Olympic bronze medallist remains the last Indian male pugilist to bring home a medal from the quadrennial extravaganza as he bagged the third podium spot in the 2008 edition of the Summer Games in Beijing.
America Mayweather, also an Olympic bronze medallist at the 1996 Atalanta Games and proved to be one of the most profitable and profitable boxers up until his retirement in 2017 as he retired with an impeccable record.
Paul clinched a victory by unanimous decision against the likes of Iron Mike at the AT&T Arena in Texas on Saturday to cap a high-profile fight that has been on the fans’ mind ever since the announcement of the bout.
Tyson hadn’t been involved in a competitive fight since 2005 and came out of retirement for the bout, which was postponed by six months from the originally proposed date due to medical reasons as Tyson had to deal with stomach ulcers.
The disparity in age between the contestants was so vast that the bout did not receive clearance in multiple states across the United States of America before Texas stepped in to host the multi-million-dollar event.
The undercard on the day also featured Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat, who posted a win over Whindersson Nunes in the super middleweight category on the day.