Vijender 'punches holes' through Hyuseinov without breaking a sweat

Vijender 'punches holes' through Hyuseinov without breaking a sweat

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After knocking out Sonny Whiting and Dean Gillen in the first two fights of his pro wrestling career, Indian boxing star Vijender Singh took only two rounds to defeat Bulgarian boxer Samet Hyuseinov at the Manchester Arena in England on Saturday.

This was Vijender Singh's first six-rounder match, and as he promised before the game, he did not need the extra two rounds to defeat Hyuseinov.

The Olympic medalist started the opening round of his bout a bit circumspectly to gauge his opponent. He soon started prodding Hyuseinov with a host of left jabs and began to control the center of the ring. By the end of the round, Singh had put Hyuseinov on the back-foot and landed a couple of solid right-handers. The Bulgarian pugilist could not get past Vijender's defence, who showed a lot of maturity to win the first round, without really breaking a sweat.

In the second round, Vijender came out of the box with all cylinders firing. He put Hyuseinov into a corner and unloaded a flurry of punches. The referee had to stop the match as Hyuseinov was not in a state to continue. The Haryana-born boxer was announced as the winner, as he continues his march towards a title match next year.

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