Indian Boxer Vijender Singh(2008 Beijing Olympics Bronze Medalist) Turns Professional Boxer

 

Vijender Singh, the superstar of Indian amateur boxing, has now turned professional. The announcement for this lucrative deal was signed at a star-studded media conference in London on Monday June 29,2015

Vijender, the 2008 Beijing Olympics bronze medallist, has signed a multi-year promotional agreement with Queensberry Promotions through IOS Sports & Entertainment, that will see the talented middleweight fight a minimum of six times in the first year as he looks to herald in a new era for Asian boxing.

Vijender Singh will miss the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics

Arguably one of India's most successful amateur boxers ever, a sensational career has seen Vijender win Silver at the 2006 and 2014 Commonwealth Games; bronze at the 2006 Asian Games, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2009 World Amateur Championships and 2010 Commonwealth Games; Gold at the 2010 Asian Games, and rated as the world's number one middleweight in 2009.
His Bronze medal victory in Beijing was a landmark event in India's rich sporting history as it was the nation's first ever boxing medal in the Games