'Boxers will do well in London'

Star Indian pugilist Vijender Singh expects boxing to get bigger in the country after the London Olympics as he feels men in the ring will deliver more than one medal in the quadrennial extravaganza this July.

Vijender won a bronze in the 2008 Beijing Games, the lone Olympic medal in India’s boxing history, and he said the country would better that in London which will further raise the profile of the sport.
“Boxing became big after Beijing Olympics and it will get bigger after London. I don’t want to predict how many medals India will win in boxing in London but I think we will do better than we did in Beijing this time. Fingers crossed... it depends on our performance,” he said.

The former world number one said the profile of boxing in the country has been rising with consistent performances from pugilists and the availability of money in the sport. “Now there is money in boxing. There is World Series Boxing and then the Fight Night series. Boxers can earn money and now they are better off than before,” he said.