Milestones and controversies which ruled Indian sports in 2015

Away from tennis, Vijender grabbed headlines with his exploits in the ring. The Haryana man started his journey in the professional circuit on an explosive note with three back-to-back knockout and technical knockout (TKO) wins.He registered a TKO win over English Sony Whiting on his debut before knocking out another British pugilist Dean Gillen in the opening round of his second fight.His third bout, against the more experienced Samet Hyuseinov of Bulgaria was a six-round contest. But despite all his tall talk before the fight, the Bulgarian was clubbed into submission early in the second round as Vijender clinched a TKO verdict.