BRANDON Vera finally got a fight date, staking his heavyweight title against India's Arjan Singh Bhullar in the main event of One: Dangal oMay 15 at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The heavyweight showdown was a year in the making, with their initial bout at One: Infinity 1 in Manila cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vera (16-8) will be making his first title defense in three years, with his last over Mauro Cerilli back in 2018.
His last fight was against Aung La N Sang, falling short in his bid to add the light heavyweight championship belt, losing by second-round technical decision in October 2019.
Bhullar (10-1) scored an impressive unanimous decision win over Cerilli in the same card.
Also announced for the card is the women's atomweight bout between Bi Nguyen and Ritu Phogat, and a duel between Gurdarshan Mangat and Rosham Mainam.
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