WBO sanctions for Asia’s biggest fight between India’s Vijender & China’s Zulpikar for first week of August in Mumbai

Speaking on one of the biggest fight night of Asia Leon Panoncillo Jr., Chairman WBO Asia Pacific said, “After reviewing fight records of both the participants, I am satisfied with their past results and therefore approved this unification bout of the WBO Asia Pacific/WBO Oriental Super – Middleweight titles.”  

Both the WBO title holders are number one boxers in their respective country’s India and China as they both remain unbeaten since the time they made their debut in the field of professional boxing. With this fight both the boxers will put their respective titles at stake and it will be a double title fight. The boxer that wins the bout will take home his defended title along with the opponent’s title, by the end of the bout he will have two belts on his name. 

The 22-year-old Chinese number 1 boxer Zulpikar Maimaitiali, currently holds the WBO Oriental Super Middleweight Champion Title. He has fought 8 bouts with 24 rounds under his belt. Zulpikar has won 7 bouts with no less than 5 KO wins and one draw. The Chinese boxer made his debut in the year 2015, and won the WBO Oriental Title last year in July by defeating Thomas Mashali of Tanzania by TKO. Now, he would be fighting to defend his recently acquired title against Indian boxing sensation Vijender Singh.