Francis Cheka News
Vijender so far has eight wins under his belt with seven of them being Knockout triumphs
The win helped the Beijing Olympics bronze medallist remained unbeaten in his pro boxing career.
The 2012 Beijing Olympics bronze medallist used his superior strength and height advantage over the 5'10 Cheka to good effect, dominating most of the exchanges.
India's first Olympic medallist in boxing dedicated the triumph to the country's soldiers who have lost their lives in the year going by.
Vijender took just three rounds to conquer the current African champion in the International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight division.
Vijender sealed his 8th consecutive victory as a pro after landing the final knockout punch in 3rd round to Francis.
Before this fight, Francis Cheka had played total 8 matches outside Tanzania and have lost all the 8.
Vijender Singh currently occupies the 54th rank in his category is still unbeaten in all his last seven fights with one KO match.
Even as Cheka shoved him during the customary 'Face-Off' photo-op, Vijender showed restraint.
The fight night will also feature top Indian boxers, including Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar, make their pro-boxing debut.
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