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NEW DELHI -- Indian boxer Vijender Singh will defend his WBO super middleweight Asia Pacific title against former world and current intercontinental champion Francis Cheka here on December 17.Cheka, who is from Tanzania, is a veteran of 43 fights with 32 wins, including 17 knockouts. He has fought against top super middleweight talent, including WBA world champion Fedor Chudinov (Russia) and WBC international champion Matthew Mecklin (UK), in the past.Cheka will be Vijenders most experienced opponent to date -- he has 300 rounds of boxing under his belt over a 16-year career compared with the Indians 27. In February, he won the intercontinental super middleweight championship title against Serbias Geard Ajetovic.Vijender is undefeated in his seven-fight career so far. He had become the WBO super middleweight Asia Pacific champion after defeating Australias Kerry Hope in New Delhi in July.About the fight, Vijender said: Cheka is a highly experienced boxer, he has many bouts under his belt, but none of this demotivates me. Im training harder to match up to his level and hoping for another win... Im confident of my win; I feel my stance is becoming better with every training session that Im undergoing. My trainer also feels that my punches are stronger than before and he has also put me under high-intensity training.Cheka was more aggressive with his words. Im ready to give this kid a lesson of boxing... , he said. Ive heard a lot about this Indian boxer and theres a lot of hype around him. I just cant wait to be the one to put him in his place. I know he trains in Manchester, UK, but itll be great fun to beat [the] Indian lad in his own country and take away his title. 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The series grew in intensity throughout, although both sides survived without serious injuries.James sat out Wednesdays loss at Indiana to rest, lowering the Cavs record in games without him to 4-16 since he returned to Cleveland three seasons ago. But hell be back in the lineup for Fridays game in Cleveland, and J.R. Smith could return after missing three games with a sore right ankle.The Cavs appear to have a decided edge over Detroit in rebounding. Although Drummond ranks second in the league in rebounding (13.8 per game), he isnt getting much help. The Pistons rank toward the middle of the pack in rebounding, while the Cavs rank fifth and feature two of the best in Kevin Love (10.8 rpg) and Tristan Thompson (9.9 rpg).The Pistons were smashed on the glass during Tuesdays loss at New York, losing the rebounding 52-40 while allowing the Knicks 19 offensive rebounds that led to 15 second-chance points. Given the number oof extra looks the Knicks received, that figure shouldve been even higher.ddddddddddddWell be able to go in and look at 10 or 12 plays that were just lack-of-effort plays, lack-of-focus plays, Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy told the Detroit Free Press. You cant afford that on the road and we continue to do that.The Pistons are perfect at home this season, but have just one road win in seven tries. Its a disappointing start for a team that expected to take a big leap after securing the eighth seed last season and pushing the eventual champions despite the sweep.Now the Cavs are rolling despite Wednesdays loss. Theyre among the league leaders in a number of offensive categories and coach Tyronn Lue believes they can play even better.Quickening the pace was a focus for Lue since taking over at midseason last year. He likes the way James pushes when the ball is in his hands, but believes the pace slows a bit when Kyrie Irving is in charge. After lagging near the bottom of the league in pace last season, the Cavs rank just outside the top 10 this year. They are one of 11 teams right now generating at least 100 possessions per game.I think offensively were doing a good job of sharing the basketball. Were trying to play with pace. We need to play even faster, Lue said. At times we play fast, at times we kind of slowly bring the ball up the court. So, if we play with pace were hard to stop. ' ' '