Zulpikar Maimaitiali trains in Mumbai for the first time ahead of ‘Battleground Asia’
WBO Oriental Super Middleweight Champion Zulpikar Maimaitiali, arrived in Mumbai late on Wednesday evening and had his first training session in India today, with the media looking on at the Sea Princess Gym in Mumbai. Maimaitiali takes on Vijender Singh on Saturday.
After the training session,
On fighting for the first time in India he said, “There is no special feeling, I am here just to prove myself. It doesn’t matter which country I am in I know I have to get inside the ring give my 100 percent and emerge as a winner.”
“I think it’s an advantage to be a southpaw boxer, I know there are many great southpaw boxers who have been great I the field of boxing, I hope I can continue the legacy,” said
On talking about his opponent
Talking about professional boxing in China, “If I win this bout against Vijender, who is the hero of India, I will go back to my country with pride. Pro-boxing in my country is not so
His trainer commenting on Vijender as a
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