Neeraj Goyat, a resident of Haryana, now dreams of stepping into the ring against 27-year-old Jack Paul.
I want to settle scores with Jack: Neeraj
Neeraj said, “I have an old desire to settle scores with Jack Paul. He has often teased me on social media and publicly humiliated me. He was constantly harassing me online, and when I responded, he asked me to come to Puerto Rico. I accepted his challenge, went there, and we had a bit of a debate, but I desire to defeat him in the ring.
Bringing American boxing culture to India
The Indian boxer said, “I got the opportunity to share the stage with great boxers like Mike Tyson, which is an honour for me. After that, I started dreaming of bringing American boxing culture to India. I have started working in this direction.
Increased weight by 9 kg for the fight: Neeraj
Neeraj revealed that he had to gain 9 kg of weight to fight in America. He said, “My weight was 63 kg for a match last March, but for this fight, I needed to weigh 74 kg. So, I gained 9 kg in about 50 days.”