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Pakistani boxer Asif Hazara wins WBL Asia Pacific Title in Sydney

SYDNEY: Pakistani boxer Asif Hazara clinched the World Boxing League (WBL) Asia Pacific title as he beat his Fijian opponent in a championship match held in Sydney, Australia on Saturday.

According to the details, Hazara defeated Shamal Ram Anuj of Fiji to bag the title with the winner being decided on a point basis after six rounds of the grappling fight.

Pakistani boxer dedicated his remarkable victory to the flood victims in the country.

It is pertinent to mention here that Hazara is a talented professional boxer who had already claimed WBA Asia South Super Flyweight Title in June this year and the Asian Boxing Federation title last year.

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Pakistani Boxers Usman, Asif triumph WBA titles in Gilgit Boxing Festival

GILGIT: The biggest professional boxing event in the country’s history witnessed major achievements for Pakistan as top-class boxers Usman Wazeer and Asif Hazara triumphed in two World Boxing Association (WBA) titles fights, here at Lalak Jan Stadium on Sunday.

In the most awaited fight of the event, the Asian Champion Wazeer knocked out the opponent Phatiphan Krungklang of Thailand in the second round to clinch the WBA Asia Welterweight title.

Meanwhile, Asif Hazara defeated the Indonesian boxer, Rexi Akbar to pull off the WBA Asia South Super Flyweight Title.

In the biggest fight of the event, two times World Champion Arthur Villanueva of the Philippines wrestled with Thailand’s Jakpan Santong for the WBA South Asia Bantamweight Championship. The Filipino star boxer took down the opponent in the ninth round after a grappling fight to win the title.

The mega event also witnessed the first female boxing match in the country’s history as Hunza-hailed Raheela faced Quetta’s Zainab in a thrilling fight that continued for 6 rounds and ended in a tie.

In other fights of the evening, Pakistan’s Shafiullah defeated the Indonesian boxer while a Malaysian boxer knocked out Pakistani boxer Sikandar Abbasi. WBA Arabian sea champion Muzaffar Khan took down his South Korean opponent after a tough battle.

Thousands of spectators witnessed the mega event as people belonging to every age group gathered at Lalak Jan Stadium to watch the action-packed matches.

Addressing the crowd on the occasion, Wazir, the organizer of the mega event, claimed that he organized the event on his own without any government support to promote the soft image of the country as well as the region.

” I organize the fight on my own to promote the young talent of Gilgit Baltistan and the soft image of the country around the world,” said Wazeer. ” For the first time in the country’s history, international boxers belonging to 10 countries have participated in a boxing event, for which the government has provided no support,” he added.

Gilgit’s first-ever professional boxing festival featured 10 international boxers from 20 countries, making it a momentous occasion for boxing in the country.

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Pakistan’s biggest professional Boxing festival kicks off in Gilgit

GILGIT: The biggest professional boxing event in the history of Pakistan commences today, here at Lalak Jan Stadium featuring 20 international boxers from 10 countries, including Pakistan’s top-class boxers Usman Wazir and Asif Hazara.

Lalak Jan stadium glitters as Gilgit will host the first-ever professional boxing festival. The boxers from Indonesia, Thailand, UAE, Philippines, Nigeria, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Korea, and host Pakistan will participate in the mega event.

Pakistani Asian Boxing Champion, Wazir, will be seen in action for the first time in his hometown as he will encounter an Indonesian opponent for the World Boxing Association (WBA) title.

Meanwhile, Hazara will step into the ring to fight for the WBA South Asian championship title.

Renowned cricket stars will also be in attendance to observe the historic event, while Sohail Tanvir and Musa Khan have already reached Gilgit to show their support for the Asian Champion, Wazir.

Thousands of spectators are expected to witness the thrilling matches as fool-proof security arrangements have been ensured for the mega event.

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International title winning Pakistani boxers return home

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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