Pradeep Singh Sihag Explained

Pradeep Singh Sihag
Nickname:The Indian Warrior
Weight:Middleweight
Nationality: Indian
Birth Date:1986 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Sisai, Haryana, India
Height:5 ft 10 in
Style:Orthodox
Total:23
Wins:18
Losses:4
Draws:1
No Contests:0
Ko:9

Pradeep Singh Sihag (born 21 November 1986) is an Indian Professional boxer. As a professional he has won the IPBO, PABA, OPBF & WBC Asian Middleweight championship titles.[1] [2] He has a professional record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.[3] His amateur record stands at 120 wins with 3 losses.[4] [5]

Early life

Born in Sisai, Haryana, Pradeep is the son of a former National Middleweight wrestling Champion and the brother of a former National Middleweight Amateur boxing Champion.[6]

Amateur career

As an amateur, Pradeep won the silver medal in the 2003 All India BD Chandiyala Boxing Championship and again took silver in the 2004 YMCA International Boxing Championship.[7]

Professional career

After evicted from commonwealth squad Pradeep made his pro boxing debut on 18 March 2005 at Australia. He early get and won his first title bout against Arama Tabuai for the vacant PABA Middleweight title. On 23 September 2010 Pradeep fought Sam Soliman for the IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title but didn't succeed.[8]

On 11 November 2011, Singh won the vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council Middleweight title by defeating Yong Zhang.[9] He lost his next fight to Yao Yi Ma at the Vodafone Arena, Fiji.

Professional boxing record

18 Wins (9 knockouts), 4 Losses, 1 Draws
Res.RecordOpponentTypeRd.DateLocationNotes
Loss18-4-1 Yao Yi Ma
Win18-3-1 Yong Zhang
Win17-3-1 Amir Ranjdar
Win16-3-1 Peter Tovi'o
Loss15-3-1 Sam Soliman
Loss15-2-1 Sonni Michael Angelo
Win15-1-1 Dechapon Suwunnalird
Loss14-1-1 Ryan Waters
Win14-0-1 Paz Viejo
Draw13-0-1 William Hadlow
Win13-0 Somchai Chimlum
Win12-0 Arama Tabuai
Win11-0 Eiji Kano
Win10-0 Pil-Seung Oh
Win9-0 Juan Phillips
Win8-0 Radek Hrabak
Win7-0 Dechapon Suwunnalird
Win6-0 Timo Masua
Win5-0 Arama Tabuai
Win4-0 Prawit Patavikorngym
Win3-0 Brett Culey
Win2-0 Chris Collard
Win1-0 Willie O'Neill

Titles in boxing

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awa0vaTyNBo Pradeep Singh Sihag 'The Indian Warrior' vs Eiji Nakkamura (Japan) OPBF Professional Boxing Title
  2. News: FROM MELBOURNE TO BOLLYWOOD INDIAN WARRIOR PRADEEP SINGH WILL DEFEND HIS WBC ASIA TITLE. 12 October 2015. Asian Boxing Council.
  3. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=300661&cat=boxer Pradeep Singh profile
  4. News: Indian boxer to fight for WBC Asia title. 12 October 2015. The Times of India.
  5. http://www.southasiatimes.com.au/news/?p=2290 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – Pradeep Singh: Indian warrior on Oz boxing mission
  6. News: Indian boxer to fight for WBC Asia title. 25 August 2011. 10 April 2024. Oneindia.com.
  7. http://bendigo2004.thecgf.com/About_the_Games/Competing_Athletes/R-T/#SINGH%20Pradeep Commonwealth Youth Games - R-T
  8. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/Pradeep-Singh-to-fight-for-IBF-middleweight-title/articleshow/6606629.cms Pradeep Singh to fight for IBF middleweight title
  9. Web site: Rejected by India, accepted by Australia: The story of Pro-boxing star Pradeep Singh Sihag . Sportskeeda. 24 December 2015.