The number 13 may be unlucky for some, but India’s star professional boxer Vijender Singh insists it will bring him good fortune when he enters the ring in search for his 13th pro win, aboard the Majestic Pride Casino Ship in Panaji, Goa on March 19.  

The 2008 Beijing Olympics bronze medal-winner has been out of the ring for over a year due to the Coronavirus-forced break (his last fight was in November 2019 against Ghana’s former Commonwealth Champion Charles Adamu in Dubai). But Vijender intends to be back with a bang against Russian Artysh Lopsan in a Super Middleweight (76 kg) fight.