Vijender Singh to Face Commonwealth Champion on Nov 22

New Delhi, November 18, 2019

Ace Indian pugilist Vijender Singh on Monday announced that he will be fighting against Ghana’s Charles Adamu on November 22.

According to reports, the fight will take place at Caesar's Palace in Dubai.

34-year-old Vijender is the WBO Asia Pacific and Oriental super middleweight champion, and made his US debut in July 2019, in a win against Mike Snider.

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Adamu, a veteran of 47 fights who recorded 33-14-0 including 26 knockouts, made his professional debut in August 2001.

The 42-year-old represented Ghana at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and won bronze.

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He fought Ukrainian Vitali Tsypko in February 2004 for the WBA Inter-Continental and suffered the first defeat of his pro career. He was the Commonwealth Super middleweight champion twice, first between August 2003 and March 2004 and then from December 2009 to April 2010.

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