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IOS Boxing Promotions today announced the opponents of Olympians Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar who will make their pro-boxing debut at the ‘Battleground Asia’ on 5th August 2017. After a long gap, the trio of Indian boxing, including Vijender Singh, will be seen in the same boxing ring.

IOS have announced that Asia’s Biggest showdown between India and China on 5th August 2017 in Mumbai will see WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight Champion, Vijender Singh take on China’s number 1 boxer and WBO Oriental Super Middleweight Champion Zulpikar Maimaitali for a double title fight.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has granted affiliation to the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) after almost a year's discussions. The affiliation, that now fully recognizes the BFI as a fully recognized body, was granted as per the directives of the IOC in a letter to the BFI President.

Boxers Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar both formally signed up with IOS Boxing Promotions today in New Delhi and will have six professional bouts each in 2017, two of them international. The duo will be joined in Gurgaon by a trainer from Manchester as they prepare for their first bout on April 1.