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Pakistan’s Usman Wazeer wins WBA Asia welterweight title

by News Publishing
June 17, 2022
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Pakistan’s Usman Wazeer wins WBA Asia welterweight title
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On Saturday, in the International Boxing Championship held at Lalak Jan stadium in Gilgit, Pakistan’s boxing champion Usman Wazeer won the World Boxing Association Asia welterweight title. Wazeer, who is from Rawalpindi, defeated his challenger Ibrahim Ahmed of Sudan by knockout in the third round.

This is a huge win for Wazeer, who is now the first Pakistani boxer to win a WBA Asia title. The welterweight title is one of the most prestigious titles in boxing, and Wazeer’s victory is a huge achievement for both him and for Pakistani boxing.

Wazeer’s win comes at a time when Pakistani boxing is going through a bit of a renaissance. In recent years, there have been a number of young Pakistani boxers who have begun to make a

The decision to hold the first-ever WBA tournament in Gilgit-Baltistan was taken in a bid to promote the international sports in the region, with the 22-year-old Usman Wazeer playing the lead role in bringing the tournament to the country.

The WBA title was won by the ‘Asian Boy’ when he defeated Thailand’s Phatiphan Krungklang in the second round of the fight. After the victory, the boxing star extended his unbeaten record to 8-0 with five knockouts.

Many people congratulate him on his success

Congratulation @WazeerUsman , for becoming the new World Boxing Association, Asian Champion, succeeding the 3rd Title for Pakistan, and wish you the very best of luck for the approaching World Youth Champion title, More power to you. pic.twitter.com/I6bifRyPFU

— Haris Rauf (@HarisRauf14) June 15, 2022

Congratulations to @wazeerusman on winning the WBA Asia Welterweight championship 👏🏼

It was an amazing experience to watch you fight and making Pakistan proud. More power to you 💪🏼 #champion pic.twitter.com/vS161lkMUx

— Sohail Tanveer (@sohailmalik614) June 12, 2022

In addition, Pakistan’s Muhammad Asif Hazara won the ‘Super Flyweight’ title by beating Indonesian boxer Razi Akbar in the 10th round.

Alhamdulillah. ✌️❤️🇵🇰🥊🤴
The New WBA asia title champion from Pakistan🇵🇰 #balochistan hazara . I win another title for my beautiful country Pakistan. Thank you everyone for your love and support.
Pakistan zindabad 🥊☝🏻❤️🙌 #teamwazeer#RedSunAssociates #lachintoursandtravels pic.twitter.com/DbM5iy4s1I

— Syed Asif Hazara (Official) (@syed_hazara) June 13, 2022

There were a total of ten scheduled fights, three of which were title fights, while the other seven were part of the international boxing rankings.

Athletes from Pakistan, Thailand, Afghanistan, UAE, Cameroon, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, Nigeria and the Philippines took part in the international event, with around ten thousand spectators watching the games at the venue. The championship was also broadcast live on local sports channel to an audience of more than three million people.

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