Ambitious Singh to make up for lost time

– Indian boxer Vijender Singh (right) said he’s hoping for a world title fight with Mexico’s Canelo Alvarez at Madison Square Garden after signing a new deal with the legendary US promoter Bob Arum.

The 33-year-old Singh, a bronze medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has an unbeaten 10-0 record since he turned pro in 2015, but failed to get a single fight this year.

He has now turned to Arum’s Top Rank Promotions, where he will get a chance to train with leading coaches including Robert Garcia and Freddie Roach, the long-time handler of Filipino great Manny Pacquiao.

“It’s great to be associated with Top Rank. I want to take my unbeaten performance in the UK and India to America as well,” Singh said. “They will grant us three to five fights in a year depending upon my training and fitness. US is the place to be when it comes to pro boxing.”

Singh said it was his ambition to square off with middleweight world champion Alvarez, who is taking on Britain’s WBA super middleweight champ Rocky Fielding at New York’s Madison Square Garden next weekend.

For Singh, fighting in the US is a “dream come true” and he believes training with big names like Garcia and Roach will lift his career. – AFP