Undefeated Vijender Singh will defend his WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title against former World Champion and Current Intercontinental Champion Francis Cheka. Knockout king had won his WBO Asia Pacific Supper Middleweight title defeating Australian boxer Kerry Hope on 16th July 2016 at the same venue that witnessed record-breaking attendance by fans of the King of the Ring – Vijender Singh. Distinguished attendees of the political sphere along with the glamour of Bollywood and champions of the sports world saw the emergence of a new champion and in Vijender, a star being born. In terms of sponsorships, Vijender’s title fight attracted record 15 global and Indian brands. Social media audience very well received the event as well; Vijender Singh was trending on number one spot at the time of fight night.  Not only the social media but also the TRP for the fight night as recorded by Star Sports was considered to be very high.

Vijender Singh headliner fight will see top Indian boxers make their pro-boxing debut on the fight night. The undefeated king of the ring Vijender Singh has 7 wins under his belt, with 6 being Knockout wins while his opponent the 34-year-old experienced boxer from Tanzania is a veteran of 43 fights with 32 wins including 17 KO’s and has tested himself against top super-middleweight talent including WBA World Champion Fedor Chudinov from Russia and WBC International Champion Matthew Mecklin from UK. The talented boxer has racked up 300 grueling rounds under his belt in the 16 years of his career compared to Vijender Singh’s 27 and has no fear fighting in India.