Former world championship bronze medallist Vikas Krishan (75kg) will become the first Indian boxer to compete in the Aiba Pro Boxing competition when he takes on Uzbekistan’s Israil Madrimov in Tashke
Former world championship bronze medallist Vikas Krishan (75kg) will become the first Indian boxer to compete in the Aiba Pro Boxing competition when he takes on Uzbekistan’s Israil Madrimov in Tashkent on Friday.
The 24-year-old, who is supported by the JSW Sports Excellence Programme, is targeting a quota place for the Olympics in August.
The APB offers 20 quotas for the Olympics split over weight categories. The middleweight category has two for the Rio Games with the top two boxers in the category making the cut.
Vikas, ranked sixth in the world, recently won gold at the South Asian Games.
Vikas’ opponent, Madri-mov, clinched silver in the welterweight (69 kg) category at the Incheon Asian Games.
Vikas has been training at the National Institute of Sports, Patiala, under Dharmendra Yadav and chief national coach G.S. Sandhu.
According to the APB’s structure, Vikas will also be able to represent India at the Asian and Oceania qualifiers from March 23 to April 3.
