Gearing up for his next professional bout later this month, Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh yesterday asked his African opponent Ernest Amuzu to wait for the Haryanvi latth (baton). The boxer from Haryana, who will face the African champion in Jaipur on December 23, went on to assert in his Haryanvi dialect: "Lath gaad denge iss baar". Vijender has enjoyed a great run in his fledgling professional career, winning all his nine fights of which seven were knockouts. The reigning WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight Champion and WBO Oriental Super Middleweight Champion asserted that he will leave no stone unturned to preserve his unbeaten record. "Usko bolo wait kare Haryanvi latth ka (Tell him to wait for the Haryanvi latth)," Vijender said.

Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh