Complete fight card for Battle ground revealed

IOS Boxing Promotions announced its complete fight card for the much-awaited fight night Battleground Asia scheduled to happen at Dome NSCI in Worli on August 5. The knockout king Vijender Singh headlines a quality-packed card that also features debuts of Beijing Olympic quarter-finalists Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar.

Battleground Asia will also see participation from other boxers apart from the Beijing Olympic trio. While WBC Asia Welterweight Champion Neeraj Goyat will be looking to defend his title belt, the others joining the fight card are Pardeep Kharera, Dharmender Grewal and Kuldeep Dhanda.

WBC Asia Welterweight Champion Neeraj will be looking to defend his title in a 10-round fight against Allan Tanada of Philippines in the Welterweight category (66.7 kgs). Neeraj will be facing a much-experienced boxer, Tanada. He who made his debut in the year 2008 and has played 24 bouts since then with winning 15 of them including 7 KOs, and has 137 rounds under his belt.   “I have worked very hard for this belt and this belt means a lot to me. I am not going to let anyone take it from me. Yes, my opponent is more experienced but that does not mean I will let go of my belt that easy, I will give him a tough fight,” Neeraj said.