Will this Singh be on song again?

After six long months, the focus is back on Indian boxing and the nation’s poster boy is eagerly waiting to live his London dreams and recreate the magic in the ring.

loat like a butterfly, sting like a bee’ may not be the ultimate mantra for him. But every time Vijender Singh is involved in a bout, he makes it a point to lord over the rings.

That’s something he has maintained for a little more than a decade — first as an amateur, then as a professional boxer.

While he is funloving and sporting, Vijender turns into a completely different man in the ring. The cordiality makes way for grit, and the easygoing attitude turns into aggression.

Is the mix enough to blow away an opponent? Ask him about that and the Bhiwani boy laughs. He politely conveys that such thoughts haven’t actually crossed his mind.

“My idea is simple: Just keep on fighting,” he says.

Perhaps this mantra has worked well for Vijender, who is still considered the poster boy of Indian boxing — even three years after becoming a professional. “I have enjoyed all my moments. I have tasted success, I know the feeling,” he says, quickly adding: “I also know how challenging it is to deliver in the pro boxing circuit.”

For the last few weeks, he has been working out in Manchester, under the watchful eyes of his trainer, Lee Beard — the Britisher who has been his guide ever since he took the professional plunge three years ago.

From the time he landed on foreign shores, Vijender’s routine has changed im