Pradeep Singh Sihag
Born (1986-11-21) 21 November 1986
Sisai, Haryana, India
NationalityIndia Indian
Other namesThe Indian Warrior
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins18
Wins by KO9
Losses4
Draws1
No contests0
Medal record
Men's Boxing
All India BD Chandiyala Boxing Championship
Silver medal – second place 2003 Middleweight
YMCA International Boxing Championship
Silver medal – second place 2004 Middleweight

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] Pradeep 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 in the state of Haryana, Pradeep is son of a former National Middleweight wrestling Champion and brother to 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 Vodafone Arena, Fiji.

Professional boxing record

18 Wins (9 knockouts), 4 Losses, 1 Draws[3]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd. Date Location Notes
Loss 18-4-1 Taiwan Yao Yi Ma TKO 8 2011-12-17 Fiji Vodafone Arena, Suva, Fiji
Win 18-3-1 China Yong Zhang UD 12 2011-11-11 Australia Town Hall, Coburg, Victoria, Australia Won vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council Middleweight title
Win 17-3-1 Iran Amir Ranjdar TKO 3 2011-07-08 Australia Town Hall, Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Win 16-3-1 Samoa Peter Tovi'o UD 6 2011-04-01 Australia Town Hall, Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Loss 15-3-1 Australia Sam Soliman KO 10 2010-09-23 Australia Racecourse - Atrium Room, Flemington, Victoria, Australia For vacant IBF Pan Pacific Middleweight title
Loss 15-2-1 Republic of the Congo Sonni Michael Angelo UD 5 2009-08-26 Australia Olympic Park, Homebush, New South Wales, Australia
Win 15-1-1 Thailand Dechapon Suwunnalird UD 6 2009-07-24 Australia Town Hall, Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Loss 14-1-1 Australia Ryan Waters DQ 7 2008-11-28 Australia Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club, Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia For WBO Oriental Light middleweight title
Win 14-0-1 New Zealand Paz Viejo UD 7 2008-07-25 Australia Club Marconi, Bossley Park Sydney, Australia
Draw 13-0-1 Australia William Hadlow PTS 8 2007-05-11 Australia Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia
Win 13-0 Thailand Somchai Chimlum UD 8 2007-03-24 Australia Sports Stadium, Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Win 12-0 Philippines Arama Tabuai TKO 1 2006-11-24 Australia Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia
Win 11-0 Japan Eiji Kano UD 12 2006-07-28 Australia Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia Won vacant OPBF Middleweight title
Win 10-0 South Korea Pil-Seung Oh TKO 6 2006-05-26 Australia Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia
Win 9-0 Papua New Guinea Juan Phillips UD 6 2006-03-26 New Zealand Ellerslie Racecourse, Auckland, New Zealand
Win 8-0 Czech Republic Radek Hrabak TKO 5 2006-02-24 Australia Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia Retained PABA Middleweight title
Win 7-0 Thailand Dechapon Suwunnalird TKO 6 2005-12-09 Australia Darebin Sports & Leisure Centre, Reservoir, Victoria, Australia
Win 6-0 New Zealand Timo Masua KO 6 2005-07-29 Australia Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia Retained PABA Middleweight title
Win 5-0 Australia Arama Tabuai TKO 11 2005-07-02 Australia Banyule Netball Stadium, Macleod, Victoria, Australia Won vacant PABA Middleweight title
Win 4-0 Thailand Prawit Patavikorngym KO 1 2005-05-27 Australia Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia
Win 3-0 Australia Brett Culey UD 6 2005-05-07 Australia St. Marys Band Club, St Marys, New South Wales, Australia
Win 2-0 Australia Chris Collard UD 4 2005-04-17 Australia Town Hall, Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia
Win 1-0 New Zealand Willie O'Neill TKO 3 2005-03-18 Australia Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia Professional boxing debut.

Titles in boxing

References

  1. ↑ Pradeep Singh Sihag 'The Indian Warrior' vs Eiji Nakkamura (Japan) OPBF Professional Boxing Title - YouTube
  2. ↑ "FROM MELBOURNE TO BOLLYWOOD INDIAN WARRIOR PRADEEP SINGH WILL DEFEND HIS WBC ASIA TITLE". Asian Boxing Council. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 Pradeep Singh - Boxer
  4. ↑ "Indian boxer to fight for WBC Asia title". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  5. ↑ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – Pradeep Singh: Indian warrior on Oz boxing mission | South Asia Times
  6. ↑ "Indian boxer to fight for WBC Asia title". Oneindia. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Commonwealth Youth Games - R-T
  8. ↑ Pradeep Singh to fight for IBF middleweight title - The Times of India
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Rejected by India, accepted by Australia: The story of Pro-boxing star Pradeep Singh Sihag". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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