Vijender Singh KOs rival Samet Hyuseinov at Pro Boxing in Manchester

An elated Vijender Singh celebrates his win over Bulgaria’s Samet Hyuseinov

Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh tonight took on experienced Bulgarian rival Samet Hyuseinov, who has notched 68 rounds of boxing in 14 professional fights. With Singh very new to the pro boxing scene, most were sceptical that the Indian would be able to trounce his opponent, but he did so with aplomb, taking the third consecutive knock-out win of his relatively new pro boxing career.

Although Singh’s pro boxing career has been significantly shorter – he only turned pro mid-2015, he has had good results. In October of this year, Vijender knocked out British boxer Sonny Whiting in his pro boxing debut, and a month later knocked out Nottingham-born Dean Gillen in Dublin.

Both those matches, however, had been four-round bouts, with the fight against Hyuseinov will last six rounds – and although his KO of Sonny Whiting had been a technical knockout, Singh dispatched Gillen in the first round of the pair’s match.

In the lead up to tonight’s fight, both Hyuseinov and Singh had addressed one another in the media, each vowing to decimate the other in the ring.

Hyuseinov likely came into the fight expecting an easy win considering his experience and his rival’s neophyte status.

The Indian quickly took the first round two minutes into the pair’s bout, and rained punches on the defensive Bulgarian, who had been exceedingly confident of victory at the Manchester Arena.

Taking the second round in a mere 40 seconds, Singh continued to attack Hyuseinov, with the referee eventually calling the game five minutes into the bout with the Bulgarian unable to continue.

With three wins in three, Vijender Singh now looks in fine form post his transition from amateur to professional boxing. He told assembled press at the event that he was “happy for another knockout win,” and that he employed an “attacking strategy” on his experienced opponent.