Former CWG silver-medallist Som Bahadur turns pro

Former Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Som Bahadur Poon, whose career had been thrown off the track by illness, has decided to take the professional plunge by signing up with the Indian Boxing Council. 

Poon will make his debut in the same fight night where former world champion L Sarita Devi will make her professional debut on January 29 in Imphal.

The comeback man, who had decided to quit as a player to become a coach, will take on Manop Sitthiem of Thailand. 

Also, set to step into the professional world on the same fight card is Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Pinki Jangra. 

Poon has also been a former gold-medallist at the Commonwealth Championships and a six-time National Champion.