Muhammad Asif Hazara won the South Super Flyweight title of World Boxing Association in the International Professional Boxing Festival, being played at Lalak Jan Stadium in Gilgit.
Muhammad Asif beat Indonesian Boxer Razi Akbar in 10th round competition.
President Dr Arif Alvi, in a statement congratulating Muhammad Asif, said youth of Pakistan have a lot of talent in the field of sports.
The President said the youth can further shine the name of the country with encouragement and better training.
Meanwhile, another Pakistani Boxer Usman Wazir also won the World Boxing Association Asia Welterweight title. He knocked out his rival boxer belonging to Thailand.
Top boxers from world’s ten countries including Indonesia, Thailand, UAE, Philippines, Nigeria, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Korea, and host Pakistan are participating in the mega event.
