By Hindustan Times

Mumbai, April 10 -- Boxing champion Vijender Singh is all praises for Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha. Without spilling the beans on his Bollywood offers, the Olympic gold medalist says, "Among all the upcoming female stars, I really like Sonakshi. I loved her performance in Dabangg. I admire her persona."

Talking about his chemistry with actors Mallika Sherawat and Priyanka Chopra, Vijender says,"I worked with both of them and they are equally good. It's difficult to pick one of them. I like them too." The 25-year-old, who is credited for bringing boxing back into the limelight in India, has no plans to get married anytime soon: "Right now, I want to concentrate on my game. There are some movie offers which I'm considering but I'm not game for marriage at the moment."

Singh also hopes to start his own boxing academy for aspiring 'ring masters' in Haryana. "I still feel that there is great scope to promote boxing in India, especially in the north. And in order to do this I am planning to open an academy where we can provide professional training to amateurs," he says. "But for this I need the support of the state government of Haryana. After that, I'd like to open a boxing academy in Gurgaon too."