Phartyal warns Singh: ‘I’ll win easily’

India’s Varun Phartyal has issued a stern warning to Junior Binnu Singh ahead of their PBCNZ South Pacific super bantamweight title fight at Suva’s Vodafone Arena on Saturday night.

The two will fight in the main bout under the Zeg Boxing Promotion.

Phartyal has 10 professional bouts under his belt including two knockout victories from his six wins. Singh has had 14 fights with six knockout wins from 12.

He said while Singh would be backed by the local crowd, he is the better boxer.

“Singh is a good fighter, he is a motivated young lad, and has good support here in Fiji,” Phartyal said.

“As far as I’m concerned, I’m more skilful, strong, tough and durable and I think I’ll win the fight easy.

“Be ready, we are going to have a good fight.”

Phartyal did a bit of kick boxing prior to starting amateur boxing in 2017. He also fought in the state and national championships. He transitioned to professional boxing in 2021.

The 30-year-old is one of India’s four boxers who would be fighting on the night.

When asked if he’s going for a knockout win, Phartyal said: “We’ll see how the fight goes, if there is a knockout we’ll chase the knockout. If it goes for a decision, then we’ll do that too.”

Two of the four boxers, including a female Aarti Hooda, fought in Fiji in November last year. The duo both won their fights.

Phartyal said he was keen for a fight in Fiji following the success of his fellow countrymen last year.

“We are here to make a big statement. Last time they had good performance and now I have joined them. You are going to love it,” he said.

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Team manager Neeraj Redhu said the boxers are out to prove themselves

“I bring the best boxers; all four boxers we’ll try to win. It’s not about putting on a show, it’s about winning.

“Few people underestimated us but we got the win. Opponents are good and we’re calling on Fiji people to come in numbers to support us and the local boxers too because everyone has been training hard,” Redhu added.