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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Vijender pips Correa to move to the top spot in world rankings

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India's numero uno boxer is now the world's top ranked pugilist. Olympic bronze-medallist Vijender Singh became the first Indian boxer to be ranked No. 1 in the world in the latest international federation (AIBA) ranking released recently.

The Bhiwani boxer, who was world No. 2 before the World Championships in Milan where he won bronze in the 75kg category, has grossed 2700 points.

Beijing Olympic Games silver-medallist Emilio Correa Bayeux of Cuba, who earlier held the top spot, slipped to No. 2 after skipping the Worlds.

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Friday, September 11, 2009

Popular, by hook or by jab

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Vijender Singh has added another glorious chapter to Indian sports after assuring the country its first-ever medal in the World Boxing Championship. After bagging the bronze in Beijing, the Bhiwani boxer had said that winning a medal in the Olympics was not the end of the road for him and that he was hungry for more.

In an exclusive interview with the Hindustan Times after his quarterfinal bout, Vijender spoke about his latest achievement and the semifinal bout on September 11.

Excerpts: Now that you are assured of a World Championship medal, what's the feeling like? Winning medals for the country give sportspersons the greatest satisfaction. The championship is not over yet and I have a semifinal bout coming up. So, I am concentrating on that rather than celebrating.

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