Singh: I’ll fight for a title at fly or bantam

Callum Singh…yet to drop a round in the professional ranks

CALLUM Singh is a young man itching for a Midlands title shot – and he doesn’t care if it comes at fly, super-fly or bantamweight.

“Whatever makes the most sense,” the Coventry 22-year-old told me, “whatever my team can get for me, but I’d like one next.” That would be some step-up: from four round apprentice level to 10 rounders.

Singh, managed by John Pegg, peeled off his fifth straight win in the paid ranks last month on GBM’s major show at the Skydome in the boxer’s home city.

Ricky Leach was totally dominated by a prospect who is yet to drop a round, but also yet to register a stoppage.

With each fight, Singh – a former top amateur – looks more like a seasoned pro. The amateur habits are slipping away.

He appears a very useful addition to the paid ranks and will fight again in the summer.

“I can feel I’m getting stronger and more aggressive,” he said.

But Singh stressed he’s prepared to be patient and wait for opportunities to arise. There is no rush.

“I just do my job,” he said. “Training, improving and fighting when they say I’m fighting. I’ve just got to keep winning.”

Singh is his worst critic. I was impressed by the win over Leach, but he said: “I’m never happy, there are always things to work on, but I got the win. I haven’t lost a round.

“I try not to think about the wins and focus on what’s next. I think the power is there and you’ll see it against fighters my own weight.”

Singh certainly has the amateur pedigree to make a statement among the pros.

A product of respected Bulkington Amateur Boxing Club, he has retained the services of the gym’s coaches.

In the unpaid ranks, he had 32 bouts, captured Midlands titles, an Elite Midlands title and Hull Box Cup silver medal.

“I just felt it was the right time to turn pro,” he said. “I was dropping a few close decisions because of my backfoot style.”

Singh is one of a handful of Sikh boxers in Britain’s professional ranks. He, like Dylan Cheema, also from Coventry, want to see more embrace the sport.

He added: “If you can back to our ancestors, we were from a warrior heritage. I want to see the next generation embrace that heritage in the ring.”