MANCHESTER: British-Pakistani boxer Mohammad Ali, who is a diabetic patient, won his seventh consecutive boxing bout here on Saturday.
According to the details, Ali beat his opponent in all six rounds of his seventh boxing bout. Within no time, Ali countered his opponent to win his fight.
Hailed from Layyah, Punjab, Ali expressed his emotions after winning his seventh consecutive fight.
“It’s an honor to win seven fights in a row. It took a lot of determination and hard work to contest in a fight despite suffering from diabetes,” the young boxer shared. “This win is dedicated to my family, friends, and all people out there who supported me,” he concluded.
MANCHESTER: British boxer Amir Khan doesn’t have any plans to take retirement from the boxing ring after his much-awaited fight with Kell Brook on February 19.
In an exclusive interview with ARY News, Khan said his fight against Brook will be historic and he is confident to beat the opponent.
“This fight was long-awaited and finally we will face each other in the ring. Now, it will be decided in the ring, who is strong,” he said.
“I am fully prepared for this fight and it will be a good contest overall. Even If I lose this fight, I don’t have any plans to take retirement,” he added.
It must be noted here that all tickets for this fight in Manchester Arena are sold out. Amir will be taking the ring after a gap of almost two years.
KARACHI: Pakistan’s star boxer, Muhammad Waseem, who recently became WBC Silver World Champion will compete against United Kingdom’s Sunny Edwards for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) World Flyweight Championship on March 19.
With his fight against the Edwards on March 19, Waseem will also become the first Pakistani boxer to compete for the World Title twice.
A global boxing and media company also took to Twitter to announce a ‘huge main event’.
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Furthermore, the national boxer had asked his countrymen to pray for his world-title fight.
Record of Contestants
Waseem: 13 fights, 12 knockouts 1 defeat
Sunny Edwards: 17 fights, 17 knockouts 0 defeat
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Muzaffar Khan and Afghanistan’s Ahmad Samir will lock horns in the Arabian Sea Championship title fight on January 22 here at Liaquat Gymnasium.
According to the details, the two fighters will tie up for an interesting contest on January 22. Both the fighters are confident to contest strongly for their respective countries.
Khan raised high hopes for winning the title. “I am excited for this fight which is going to be tough for both of us,” Khan said in a statement. “I am fully prepared for it and I am confident to beat my opponent,” he added.
KARACHI: In an interview, Pakistan’s star boxer and WBC Silver World Champion revealed that he was compelled to bribe Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) officials for sponsorship contracts.
Waseem made shocking revelations regarding the situation of professional boxing in Pakistan while narrating his journey from the streets of Quetta to the world arena during an interview.
“In order to gain the sponsorship, President PBF pushed me to sign a contract stipulating that I would have to pay 20% of whatever amount I received, be it match fees or monthly allowance,” Waseem said.
“I had no choice but to pay the bribe as I was afraid they would ruin my career, as they had thousands of other promising fighters before me,” he added.
Following this, the star boxer requested the PM Imran Khan to look into this matter and save the careers of upcoming boxers.
In the interview, Waseem also discussed his path from battling hardships in his early boxing career to capturing the WBC Silver championship.
Wasim is currently the top-ranked WBA boxer in the fly-weight category. He is also the only Pakistani who crowned two-time world boxing champion.
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ISLAMABAD: Usman Wazeer, World Boxing Council (WBC) Middle East champion, announced to establish a boxing academy in a local orphanage within a month, here on Thursday.
Usman announced the establishment of a boxing academy during his visit to the orphanage while addressing at the ceremony.
“The boxing academy will train children under the supervision of domestic and foreign coaches,” Usman said.
“In the next six months, the athletes will be ready to represent Pakistan in a boxing event,” he added.
Usman while acknowledging the founder of the orphanage also announced to donate a part of his earning from his fights to the orphanage. Usman is also optimistic that the orphanage and the boxing academy will produce talented players in the future.
While addressing the ceremony, Usman also disclosed that he accidentally became a boxer as the Asian Boxing Champion used to be a footballer in his early days.
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ISLAMABAD: World Boxing Council (WBC) Middle East champion Usman Wazeer has become the ambassador of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive Program.
Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, Usman Dar met the young boxer on Wednesday to acknowledge his achievements and appoint him as the ambassador.
“Usman is our asset and his achievements in the boxing world are commendable,” Dar praised the boxer. “Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive is there to support such athletes and let them represent Pakistan on the higher level,” he said.
The special assistant was impressed with Usman’s Middle East title and assured to support him in participating in Youth World Title.
“Usman achieved Middle East title for Pakistan and we are proud of him. Hence, we make him the ambassador of our sports drive in boxing category. Also, we assure him full support to participate in Youth World Title fight,” he concluded.
ISLAMABAD: Asian Boxing Federation champion – Asif Hazara and World Boxing Council Middle East Champion, Usman Wazeer landed on the home soil, after clinching their respective titles.
Both champions, who won their titles on December 15, in Dubai, received a warm welcome from the crowd.
Usman, while talking to media, said their success is Pakistan’s success. The two boxers also thanked the nation for their prayers. While, he also shared that both the boxers bore the expenses by themselves.
“We bore all the expenses for competing for Asian Boxing and World Boxing Council titles, by ourselves. The governments of both Gilgit and Federal, never lamented support” Usman said.
“We will give produce better outcomes, if the governments support us,” he added.
Usman also said that Pakistan has immense talent in boxing, and government should support it.
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KARACHI: Pakistan’s star boxer, Muhammad Waseem, who recently became WBC Silver World Champion has topped the WBA boxing ranking in the Flyweight category on Thursday.
Waseem, who beat Colombia’s Rober Berrera in Dubai for two titles, became the first-ever Pakistani boxer to top the WBA boxing ranking in any category.
Waseem is also the only Pakistani who crowned two-time world boxing champion.
Despite winning world championships, Waseem has often lamented the lack of government support.
“I have zero support from the government. I have achieved a lot for my country but I received no major recognition at the government level,” the national boxer told ARY Sports after winning his latest fight.
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KARACHI: Pakistani professional boxer Mohammad Waseem lamented no support from the government despite being the world boxing champion twice.
Waseem, who recently became WBC Silver World Champion, said the government has been failed to recognize his achievements at a higher level.
“I have zero support from the government. I have achieved a lot for my country but I received no major recognization at the government level,” the national boxer said.
“Our country has immense talent but there are very few opportunities for them. Our boxing has the potential to achieve so much at the international level. If the government pays attention, our talent can do wonders,” he maintained.
While talking about his fight against Colombia’s Rober Barrera for two titles (WBC Silver Title and WBA World Eliminator), Waseem said it was his career-turning fight.
“I prepared for four months to fight with Barrera. He was a tough opponent and it took a lot of effort to beat him,” he shared.
“Alhumdulillah, I am happy to reclaim my WBC World Title. I will take some rest now before start preparing for my next fight. My promotion will plan for my next fight and we eye a fight before Ramadan next year,” he concluded.