Manchester : Confident of a seventh successive knockout win for Vijender Singh, his British trainer Lee Beard on Thursday said he has tweaked the Indian boxing star’s technique slightly as part of preparations for the eagerly-anticipated WBO Asia title bout against Australian Kerry Hope on July 16.
The WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight Championship Title bout will be a 10-round contest between Vijender and Hope at the Thyagaraj Stadium in New Delhi.
“He is training very hard, he has been sparring 12 rounds with 3 different guys and also putting the strength and condition to work hard also,” Beard said.
“We have of course been adjusting things to suit the southpaw opponent he is fighting in Kerry Hope, a very experienced operator and a fighter who has been involved in some big fights so him fighting Vijender in India won’t faze him.
“We have been working on various things which I believe will be effective.”
