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WHEN NEWS broke on Wednesday that AIBA, the world body for amateur boxing, would allow professional boxers to participate at the Olympic Games in Rio, it seemed that Vijender Singh, India’s only Olympic boxing medalist-turned unbeaten professional could theoretically compete in his fourth Olympics. Singh though quickly puts that proposal to rest. -
The AIBA proposal to permit professionals calls for them to qualify in a tournament to be held in Venezuela in early July. That will possibly clash with the date of Vijender’s seventh professional bout, likely for an WBO Asia Pacific title belt. “It won’t make much difference to me. As of now, I am focused on my fight on July 16,” says Vijender speaking about the contest to be held in New Delhi next month. According to him, the timing of the decision, just around ten weeks before the Rio Olympics is a poor one. “I have been hearing about this proposal from the start of this year. It’s strange that you take a decision with such little time to go before the Olympics,” he says. -
Pro Vijender Singh in no mood for Rio 2016 Olympics | The Indian Express
The AIBA proposal to permit professionals calls for them to qualify in a tournament to be held in Venezuela in early July. That will possibly clash with the date of Vijender’s seventh professional bout, likely for an WBO Asia Pacific title belt. “It won’t make much difference to me. As of now, I am focused on my fight on July 16,” says Vijender speaking about the contest to be held in New Delhi next month. According to him, the timing of the decision, just around ten weeks before the Rio Olympics is a poor one. “I have been hearing about this proposal from the start of this year. It’s strange that you take a decision with such little time to go before the Olympics,” he says. -
Pro Vijender Singh in no mood for Rio 2016 Olympics | The Indian Express