London: Indian boxing sensation Vijender Singh made the country proud once again by winning his fifth consecutive pro-boxing fight against an experienced Matiouze Royer of France, here on Saturday.

The Beijing Olympic bronze medallist was declared winner little over a minute into the fifth round of the six-round super middleweight contest, which was incidentally his longest bout so far.

Vijender will next be seen in action on May 13 in Bolton against a yet-to-be-decided opponent.

Vijender said after the fight that he was happy for his fifth knockout win in a row. “Facing an experienced boxer was not that easy for me, but I played as per my basics and tried some new punches which helped me to win against Matiouze Royer. The best part is that I started attacking Matiouze Royer from the starting of first round and my confidence level went up. He is a good fighter and I had seen his videos before this fight.”

“With this win my morale is really up and I am confident of doing well in all future fights. My amateur experience is helping me but pro is totally different game. So I am looking forward to my next bout on May 13 before WBO Asia Title fight in India,” said the Haryana boxer.