<p>Talking to PTI after his 3-7 loss to Uzbekistan's Abbos Atoev in the middle weight semifinals late last night, Vijender said he went into the ring confident of a win.<br />"I had everything planned. I was very sure of beating Atoev but then I don't know what went wrong. I am still trying to figure that out. I was really very annoyed with myself because it was a golden opportunity," Vijender said from Milan.<br />"But I am a firm believer in destiny and may be it was meant to be like that. I just didn't have the luck. Fortune has favoured me all through but that was not to be last night," he added.<br />He might have lost but Olympic bronze medallist Vijender still managed a historic feat by clinching India's maiden medal at the World Championships.<br />"That's the only consolation. I go from here as India's first medallist at the World Championships. That makes me proud," he said. <br /><br />The bronze he picked up in Milan is Vijender's third consecutive this year as he had settled for third-place finishes at the European Grand Prix event in Czech Republic and the Asian Championships.<br />"A little jinx of my own that I have to break at the earliest. I know I will do it soon. But yes it's quite annoying," he said.<br />The world number two, who was given the top billing in Milan, hoped that his performance would help him secure a lucrative contract with one of the franchisees of the World Series of Boxing, a professional style multi-million dollar league set to take off next November.<br />"I hope to get a good deal. I have got people interested in me. But WSB is still a long time away," he said.<br />The 23-year-old said he would give his bruised body some much-needed rest after returning to India on Monday.<br />"All my bouts have been quite punishing. I think I will take a break now and rejuvenate myself. The past four months have been quite gruelling," he said.</p>
<p>Talking to PTI after his 3-7 loss to Uzbekistan's Abbos Atoev in the middle weight semifinals late last night, Vijender said he went into the ring confident of a win.<br />"I had everything planned. I was very sure of beating Atoev but then I don't know what went wrong. I am still trying to figure that out. I was really very annoyed with myself because it was a golden opportunity," Vijender said from Milan.<br />"But I am a firm believer in destiny and may be it was meant to be like that. I just didn't have the luck. Fortune has favoured me all through but that was not to be last night," he added.<br />He might have lost but Olympic bronze medallist Vijender still managed a historic feat by clinching India's maiden medal at the World Championships.<br />"That's the only consolation. I go from here as India's first medallist at the World Championships. That makes me proud," he said. <br /><br />The bronze he picked up in Milan is Vijender's third consecutive this year as he had settled for third-place finishes at the European Grand Prix event in Czech Republic and the Asian Championships.<br />"A little jinx of my own that I have to break at the earliest. I know I will do it soon. But yes it's quite annoying," he said.<br />The world number two, who was given the top billing in Milan, hoped that his performance would help him secure a lucrative contract with one of the franchisees of the World Series of Boxing, a professional style multi-million dollar league set to take off next November.<br />"I hope to get a good deal. I have got people interested in me. But WSB is still a long time away," he said.<br />The 23-year-old said he would give his bruised body some much-needed rest after returning to India on Monday.<br />"All my bouts have been quite punishing. I think I will take a break now and rejuvenate myself. The past four months have been quite gruelling," he said.</p>