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Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh does not want to carry the baggage of last year s maiden defeat on the professional circuit as he returns to the ring on Wednesday, saying I always fight like its my first. Since turning pro in 2015, Vijender was unbeaten til stanley cup l last March with an enviable 12-0 record, including eight knockouts. But that changed in March last year, when his winning run was brought to an unceremonious end by Russias Artysh Lopsan via a technical knockout in Goa. stanley water jug India s celebrated boxer Vijender Singh HT Photo Record toh bante hi tutne ke liye hain. Records are meant to be broken It is all part of the game, an upbeat Vijender told PTI. As he gears up for his next fight against the reigning national West Africa Boxing Union champion, Ghanas Eliasu Sulley on August 17, Vijenders mantra is simple: remove all thoughts of the previous bouts. I always fight like its my first fight. When I start training Im just like a blank slate, I learn everything again. I listen to what my coaches tell me and start over, the 2008 Beiji stanley cup canada ng Olympics bronze medallist said. Frustrated by the lack of competition and COVID-19 restrictions, Vijender had arranged the bout with Lopsan. Fighting for the first time in 16 months, he had to do without his team which included trainer Lee Beard. The British boxing trainer, who has trained professional stars like Ricky Hatton, has been guiding Vijender since the start of his professional career. Under his tutelage, the Haryana l Nsex Payet s last-gasp strike saves France the blues in Euro 2016 opener
Latvias Jelena Ostapenko sunk Spaniard Garbine Muguruza at a shock-prone Wuhan Open on Thursday, powering through a tight match to bag a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory against the world number one. Jelena Ostapenko hits a return against Maria Garbine Muguruza during their women s singles quarter-final at the WTA Wuhan Open. AFP Ostapenko, the only seed left in the competition, will now square up to Ashleigh Barty in the semi-finals after the Aussie pulled off a major upset against former world number one Karolina Pliskova. Maria Sakkari of Greece will go stanley cup head-to-head with Frances Caroline Garcia in the second semi, meaning all four players are age stanley cup d 23 or under. Ostapenko, this years Roland Garros winner, won the last six games of a compelling match against Muguruza, scoring her first win over a reigning world number one and extending her winning streak to eight in a row. READ | Karolina Pliskova stunned by Ashleigh Barty, bows out of Wuhan Open Its my first time beating number one in the world and hopefully not the last time, said Ostapenko, seeded eight. Today I stanley cup had no pressure because I knew Im playing a great player, so I just went out there and tried to show my best and played very well. Muguruza, who had been hunting for her first victory as the top-ranked player in the world, found herself grappling with a knee injury that has plagued her for the past two weeks. I was struggling with my game obviously, she said. It was a close match at the end, three sets. It
Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh does not want to carry the baggage of last year s maiden defeat on the professional circuit as he returns to the ring on Wednesday, saying I always fight like its my first. Since turning pro in 2015, Vijender was unbeaten til stanley cup l last March with an enviable 12-0 record, including eight knockouts. But that changed in March last year, when his winning run was brought to an unceremonious end by Russias Artysh Lopsan via a technical knockout in Goa. stanley water jug India s celebrated boxer Vijender Singh HT Photo Record toh bante hi tutne ke liye hain. Records are meant to be broken It is all part of the game, an upbeat Vijender told PTI. As he gears up for his next fight against the reigning national West Africa Boxing Union champion, Ghanas Eliasu Sulley on August 17, Vijenders mantra is simple: remove all thoughts of the previous bouts. I always fight like its my first fight. When I start training Im just like a blank slate, I learn everything again. I listen to what my coaches tell me and start over, the 2008 Beiji stanley cup canada ng Olympics bronze medallist said. Frustrated by the lack of competition and COVID-19 restrictions, Vijender had arranged the bout with Lopsan. Fighting for the first time in 16 months, he had to do without his team which included trainer Lee Beard. The British boxing trainer, who has trained professional stars like Ricky Hatton, has been guiding Vijender since the start of his professional career. Under his tutelage, the Haryana l Nsex Payet s last-gasp strike saves France the blues in Euro 2016 opener
Latvias Jelena Ostapenko sunk Spaniard Garbine Muguruza at a shock-prone Wuhan Open on Thursday, powering through a tight match to bag a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory against the world number one. Jelena Ostapenko hits a return against Maria Garbine Muguruza during their women s singles quarter-final at the WTA Wuhan Open. AFP Ostapenko, the only seed left in the competition, will now square up to Ashleigh Barty in the semi-finals after the Aussie pulled off a major upset against former world number one Karolina Pliskova. Maria Sakkari of Greece will go stanley cup head-to-head with Frances Caroline Garcia in the second semi, meaning all four players are age stanley cup d 23 or under. Ostapenko, this years Roland Garros winner, won the last six games of a compelling match against Muguruza, scoring her first win over a reigning world number one and extending her winning streak to eight in a row. READ | Karolina Pliskova stunned by Ashleigh Barty, bows out of Wuhan Open Its my first time beating number one in the world and hopefully not the last time, said Ostapenko, seeded eight. Today I stanley cup had no pressure because I knew Im playing a great player, so I just went out there and tried to show my best and played very well. Muguruza, who had been hunting for her first victory as the top-ranked player in the world, found herself grappling with a knee injury that has plagued her for the past two weeks. I was struggling with my game obviously, she said. It was a close match at the end, three sets. It
