Triumphant Vijender Singh Dedicates Win to Martyred Soldiers

Twitter flooded with congratulatory messages after Vijender beat Francis Cheka to successfully defend his title.

Vijender Singh made India proud once again as he successfully defended his WBO Asia-Pacific title on Saturday to remain undefeated in his professional career. Singh knocked out Tanzania's former world champion Francis Cheka in his Super Middleweight title defence clash in less than 10 minutes, marking his eighth win.

Thanking his fans, the Olympics medallist dedicated the triumph to the country's soldiers who lost their lives in the year gone by.

Thankyou all for your support 👊👊👊👊 pic.twitter.com/qXtOuqHGr4

— Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) December 17, 2016

While the who’s who of politics to entertainment to Baba Ramdev attended the fight in Delhi, Twitter erupted with congratulatory messages as Vijender won.

There's no stopping the champion @boxervijender!! Made us all proud :) #NightOfTheChampions

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 18, 2016

@boxervijender nice fight bhut 2 shubkamnae lge rho👊👊 muna bhai pic.twitter.com/I9RrpxgA8I

— Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi) December 17, 2016

Congratulations Tau @boxervijender .
Cheka ka Theka le liya. Everybody should drink Chikoo Shake in honour of your win.#NightOfTheChampions pic.twitter.com/fZDa1W7Hss

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 17, 2016

Congratulations @boxervijender on routing your opponent in yet another bout and successfully defending ur title.Proud! #NightOfTheChampions

— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) December 17, 2016

Congrats @boxervijender for winning WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight tittle. You have made all of us proud. :)

— Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) December 18, 2016

A knockout win in less than ten minutes!!!Outstanding @boxervijender ! You are the metal champions are made of! Congratulations https://t.co/DEsjzSDHBP

— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) December 18, 2016

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