Disgruntled cop yearns to face champ yet again

AN AGGRIEVED Indian policeman and amateur boxer wants a rematch with world champion Errol Spence – and says he will beat the American star all over again.

Spence may be the undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight champion with a perfect 23-0 record, 20 of them knockouts, but he appeared to have temporarily met his match when he faced Vikas Krishan six years ago.

Krishan, who reached the semifinals of the 75kg division on Wednesday at the Commonwealth Games in Australia, was at the centre of a major controversy at the London 2012 Olympics.

The Indian boxer was initially declared the winner over Spence in their preliminary-round clash despite the American dominating.

The American camp appealed on the grounds that the referee failed to spot Krishan committing a number of fouls, including spitting out his mouthguard intentionally and repeatedly holding. Krishan subsequently had his shock victory overturned.

The sense of injustice still burns within Krishan, 26, as his and Spence’s boxing careers go in starkly opposite directions.

Now, with at least bronze in the bag on the Gold Coast and plans to turn pro at the end of the year, Krishan is eyeing unlikely revenge against the man regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters around.

“He’s one of my main targets when I go pro – because of him I’m turning pro,” said Krishan after easily defeating Zambia’s Benny Muziyo in their quarterfinal.

“First I need to win all of my (pro) fights, my first 12 to 15 fights, and then I will fight him,” —