Taluk Hili from Arunachal Pradesh gains entry into 'India Pro Fight' at Mumbai

PASIGHAT: Mixed Martial Art fighter Taluk Hili (22) hailing from Irgo, a small village under Tato Circle in Shi-Yomi District in Arunachal Pradesh bordering China has entered the India Pro Fight and is all set to lock horns against his rival Sagar Kashyap from Uttar Pradesh on December 19 in Mumbai.

Taluk will be heading to Mumbai on 16th December and his test and checking for fitness will be done on 18th December.
Deepak Rai, his coach, who hails from Tripura, is also a national and international fighter who has been readying Taluk to win this India Pro Fight event after seeing Taluk’s good record of fighting in Open Championship held at Mumbai during last year.

“If Taluk wins in this India Pro Fight, he will get more chances to fight in international level and hence Pro Fight is very important”, Rai said.

After the Pro Fight event at Nashik, Mumbai Taluk will also be fighting in Kickboxing Open Championship to be held on 27th December 2020 at Tamil Nadu.
It is also worth mentioning that after wining Bronze in the MMA Open Championship at Mumbai last year, Taluk Hili was selected for training at Attachai Muaythai Gym, Bangkok, which is the gateway of One Championship and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). But he couldn’t go there due to financial constraints.