Indian boxing star Vijender Singh will fight his next bout on April 2 in London.
Vijender blew away Hungary's Alexander Horvath at the Liverpool Echo Arena on Saturday to record his fourth successive professional victory.
The 30-year-old will compete in an eight-round fight for Vijender Singh and his last fight was a six-rounder.
"London here I come! I can't wait to fight at Harrow and show the London fans just what Vijender Singh is all about. I've fought around the country in Manchester, Dublin and Liverpool and now I'm heading to the capital for my fifth professional fight. I am aiming for fifth knockout-win in a row," Vijender said.
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Earlier, in the Indian Boxing Council's undercard bouts, Siddharth Verma of Maharashtra clinched the IBC Super Welterweight national title by beating Haryana's Dibagh Thakran, a former Commonwealth Championships bronze-medallist.
The eight-round contest ended unanimously in Verma's favour.
In the heavy weight division, Haryana's Sumit Rangi got the better of debutant Naveen Rao from Delhi in a six round contest.
In the light-heavy category, Gaganpreet Sharma from Chandigarh prevailed over Deepak Sheoran in another six-rounder.
There was drama in the super bantamweight contest in which former amateur junior world gold-medallist and Commonwealth champion Sunil Siwach made his professional debut. The Indian was up against Thailand's Natdanai Pegthong and stunningly had his opponent first on the knees and then on the mat within a few seconds of the opening round of what was to be a six-round affair.
Pegthong was thrown off -balance by a stinging right jab and could not recover from the blow, giving Sunil a knockout triumph in his very first bout.
Before the Vijender-Hope face-off, there was another India-Australia clash when the undefeated Cameron Hammond took on Devdarshan in a welterweight six-round bout. The Indian fought hard but still fell short as Hammond, who had participated in the 2010 Commonwealth Games here, scored a unanimous victory. But in a fine sporting gesture, Hammond raised his rival's hand after the results were declared to acknowledge the local favourite's fine effort.
Another highlight of the evening was the four-round clash in Super Lightweight contest between Indian-origin Brit Sanjeev Sahota and Vikas Lohan. Sahota won the bout comfortably and had the crowd on its feet by acknowledging his Indian and Punjabi roots with a little gig to the beats of a Punjabi song before leaving the ring.
The crowd was slow to trickle in but filled up by the time Vijender walked in to the now trademark tune of 'Singh is King'.
In a special women's bout featuring boxers from Mary Kom's Manipur-based academy, Negeinihat defeated Bichong via a unanimous decision.
Adding to the entertainment quotient of the night was a performance by Punjabi singer Guru Randhawa.
