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
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.
READ: ‘I have zero support from the government’ WBC World Champion, Waseem