MUMBAI: Professional Indian boxing pioneer Vijender Singh is set to face Eliasu Sulley from Ghana at ‘The Jungle Rumble’, the first ever professional boxing fight held in Raipur organised by Purple Goat Sportstainment LLP.
The event will take place on 17th August at the Balbir Singh Juneja Stadium, Raipur, starting from 6:30 pm onwards, with the main event scheduled to start at 8:30 pm.
To ensure that fans from all over the country will be able to watch Vijender’s bout, Viacom18 has joined hands with the event to telecast on Sports18 Khel and VOOT.
“I’m really looking forward to this fight, I have been training extensively for this and it will be the perfect opportunity and place to get back into my winning ways. There was a tiny blip in the last fight but I am gearing up with my team to defeat Eliasu Sulley, and I cannot wait to get in the ring. I know what I am capable of and am confident to break his unbeaten professional streak with a knockout itself. With the right kind of support and training, it is only going to be a matter of time before the hard work pays off. I hope that the people of Raipur turn up in great numbers to watch me live. I once again thank Chief Minister, Mr. Bhagel for the support,” said Vijender Singh.
“Turning Chattisgarh into a sporting state is something we have been looking to do for a while now and it’s finally coming to fruition in the last few years. Vijender Singh’s professional fight will only further cement this plan that we have to not only encourage the people within the state but also athletes across India to treat Chattisgarh as a superpower of sport,” said Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
Training for the last 19 months since his last professional fight will see Vijender Singh raring to go as the official date for the fight has been announced. He has been pulling out all stops and implementing final touches to his training in Manchester before he has to fly down to compete. He will arrive on the 8th to acclimate before the main event and go toe to toe with his opponent. Eliasu Sulley, the reigning national West Africa Boxing Union Champion has a 100 percent knockout record in the 8 bouts that he has competed in and will be looking to increase his unbeaten record possibly via another knockout.
Organized by Purple Goat Sportstainment LLP, the Jungle Rumble will also see Faizan Anwar, Sachin Nautiyal, Karthik Satish Kumar, Ashish Sharma, Gurpreet Singh and Shaikhom Rebaldo in action as the undercard fights. This landmark event for Raipur has only been possible with the help and support of the CM who has been very vocal about ensuring that Chattisgarh will soon become a sporting force to reckon with.
