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Association’s Revolutionary Steps Take Boxing Rise in KP: Zia-ul-Rehman
Ghani Ur RehmanPESHAWAR: Master Zia-ul-Rehman, Finance Secretary of the Provincial Boxing Association, said that it is a great news that revolutionary steps are being taken in the field of boxing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The announcement of the new cabinet under the auspices of Provincial Boxing Association Secretary Khaizrullah is an important step towards promoting development in the boxing sector and giving the best opportunities to the players.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa already has a long list of prestigious boxing players who have brought Pakistan international recognition. These players have made their country proud through their skills and their experience and strength point to other players.Ziaur Rahman said that the initiative of Chairman Akmal Jadoon and Secretary Khaizrullah is providing an opportunity to give basic training to boxing players and to make them stand out in international competitions. It is clear from his words that he considers boxing not only a game of physical skill but also a game of mental skill and his aim is to give the players the opportunity to reach different places.It is a big step to start the registration of boxing clubs and players in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and start working at the grass roots level to provide skills training and opportunities to players. Inshallah this will provide a better environment and opportunities for the players to progress and they can use their skills in the way of improvement.This announcement by the Provincial Boxing Association gives a chance for the boxers to step towards a brighter future and may be the beginning of a positive change in their path to success.Congratulations to Master Ziaur Rehman on this development and appreciate his intention to continue to promote development in the field of boxing and provide opportunities for athletes to include Pakistan in international projects.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa names boxing players for Junior Championship
Ghani Ur RehmanPESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) has announced the team, which will participate in the National Junior Boxing Championship to be held in Faisalabad from September 9 under the banner of the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF).According to an official, athletes from different districts of the province participated in the trials organized by the management committee of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Boxing Association (PBA) to choose the lads for the national juniors’ fixture. The trials were supervised by the Secretary of the Management Committee of the Provincial Boxing Association and former international boxer Khaizrullah.Names of selected players:Abrar (Swat) and Safian (Peshawar) in 46 kg weight, Zameer of DI Khan and Adnan of Swat in 48 kg, Syed (Kohat) and Abdullah Khalid (Hazara) in 50 kg, Shahid (Kohat) in 52 kg. And Musa (Peshawar), Ismatullah from G Main Bannu and Ahmed from DI Khan in 57 kg, Ismail from Hazara in 60 kg, Abdul Raziq from Swat and Asadullah from DI Khan, while Hussain from Hazara and Yusuf from DI Khan in 63 kg.Speaking to the media on this occasion, Secretary of the Management Committee of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Boxing Association Khaizrullah said that the responsibility assigned to him by the Boxing Federation would be my best effort to fulfill that in a benefiting manner.
Army Boxers win National Boxing Championship 2022
Sports Bulletin Report
QUETTA: Pakistan Army have won the 39th National Men’s Boxing Championship 2022 that concluded Ayub Stadium, Quetta on Sunday. Hosts Balochistan’s boxers clinched 2nd position. Boxer Ilyas Hussain was named the best boxer of the championship.
Boxers from Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Pakistan Navy, Pakistan, WAPDA, Pakistan Railways, Pakistan Police, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and host Balochistan participated in the championship.
Organizing Secretary of 39th National Boxing Championship Syed Hafeez Agha, Vice President PBF, Shahnaz Kamal Khan, Joint Secretary Ahmara Sattar, Joint Secretary Major Irfan, former international boxers Mirwaiz, Faizuddin Kakar, Pikar Khan, and others were present.
General Secretary PBF Nasir Ijaz Tong in his speech paid tribute to Balochistan Boxing Association and Balochistan Youth Sports Department for organizing the wonderful championship and asked them to organize such boxing championships in the future as well. Pakistan Boxing Federation will give full cooperation.
Bashir Ahmed Achakzai, Gul Hussain, Asif Kakar, Rustam Baloch, Sher Mohammad, Fida Hussain, Asam Chatta, Mohammad Shoaib Hazara, Arshad Hussain, Qamar Shaheen, Syed Kamal Khan, Tahir Ayub, Bashir Shuja, Rashid Minhas, Mohammad Athar Aziz and Uzma Qamar performed the duties of referees, while Mohammad Younis Phatan, Captain Habibullah Jafari, Qadir Zaman, Abdul Haq and Jamshed Kazmi were the members of jury.
Results (Men’s Events):
Pakistan Army: 9 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronze
Pakistan WAPDA: 3 golds and 4 silvers
Balochistan won 1 gold and 2 silvers.
In 48 kg: Jahanzeb Khan (WAPD) beat Zohaib Rashid (Navy) 3-2, in 51 kg Taha (Urmi) beat Sajid Rashid (Navy) 3-2, in 54 kg Zakir Hussain (Urmi) beat Noor. Ali Balochistan 4-1 to 57 kg Ilyas Hussain (Urmi) defeated Kaleemullah (WAPDA) 5-0 to 60 kg Muhammad Ibrahim (Urmi) defeated Mohibullah (WAPDA) 3-2 to 63.5 kg In Naqibullah (WAPDA) beat Abrar Ali (Urmi) 4-1 in 67 kg Gulzeb (Urmi) beat Rafiullah Balochistan 4-1 in 71 kg Ehsan (Balochistan) beat Saeed Anwar (Urmi) 5 - In 0 to 75 kg, Saiful Manan (Urmi) beat Tanveer Ahmed (Navy) 3-2 in 80 kg, Bilawal Zia (Urmi) beat Ismatullah (Police) 4-1 in 86 kg, Zeeshan Ali ( Urmi) beat Neematullah (WAPDA) 4-1 in 92 kg Irfan Khan (Urmi) beat Najeebullah (WAPDA) 3-2 + 92 kg Sanaullah (WAPDA) beat Mehmoodul Hasan (Airforce) Defeated
Results (Women's Events):
Sindh: 2 gold and 2 silver
HEC: 1 gold and 2 silver
Balochistan: 1 gold and 1 bronze
In 48 kg: Umm Labinan (Baluchistan) beat Nida (Sindh) 3-2 to 50 kg, Hamnia Mumtaz (HSC) beat Sana Atif (Punjab) 3-2 to 52 kg, Guljaban (Sindh). Rabia Batul (Urmi) 4-1 in 54 kg Ramsha Ghaffar (Urmi) beat Princess Sakhi (HEC) 4-1 in 57 kg Marine Baloch (Air Force) beat Ayman (Sindh) Sahara (Sindh) defeated Komal Akhlaq (AJK) 5-0 in 60kg by 4-1.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs of Balochistan Mohammad Ishaq Jamali has said that Balochistan was the center of sports and the cradle of Aman. Under the auspices of the Association, with the support of the Sports Department of Balochistan, PSB was speaking at the closing ceremony of the 39th National Men's and 3rd National Women's at Ayub Stadium, Quetta.
National Boxing Championship: Girls lift 5 medals for HEC
Sports Bulletin Report
Quetta: Higher Education Commission (HEC) claimed 5 medals including one gold, two silvers and two bronzes in the 3rd Women’s National Elite Boxing Championship that was taken place in Quetta.
Nine women teams including Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Islamabad, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and HEC participated in the championship.
HEC Director/In-Charge Sport Javed Ali Memon said:
“It is a proud moment for the HEC women boxing team, coaches and managers that HEC has performed well in the Elite Boxing Championship”. He added that with the approval of HEC Chairman Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, HEC had recently organized the first Inter-Varsity Women's Boxing Championship with the support of Pakistan Boxing Federation to provide equal opportunities for female students.
Young Stars Club win Azadi Cup Boxing Tournament
Sports Bulletin Report
HYDERABAD: Young Stars Club boxers have won the Azadi Cup Boxing Tournament after showing impressive performance that concluded here on Tuesday.
Basharat Ali, Khalil Ahmed, Shabbir Baloch, Shah Jahan Ali, Asad Baloch and Faisal Shah performed the duties of referee judges on the occasion. As many as 38 boxers from 7 clubs participated in the one-day events.
Results (finals):
Alian Shah (Mumtaz Club) beat Zeeshan Khan (Young Man) 3.0 in 30 kg
Mohammad Ali (Mumtaz Club) defeated Hafeez (Mirpur Khas) 3-0 in 0-40 kg
Zeeshan Qanbarani (Young Star) beat Ali Raza (Maher Ali Shah) 3-0 to 50 kg
Faraz (Young Star) beat Mushtaq Qanbarani (Young Star) 3-0 to '52 kg in 48 kg
Salman (Young Men Club) beat Amanullah (Young Star) 3-0 to '57 kg
Qamar Baloch (Young Star) beat Inamullah (Young Men Club) ) 3-0 to '60 kg
Waqas (Mehran Club) beat Salim (Mehran Club) 3-0
Musab (The Fight Club) beat Afaq (Young Man) 3-0 in 54 kg
Zarar Baloch (Fight Club) beat Murtaza (Mir Club) 2-1 in 71 kg
National Youth Boxing Championship: Islamabad earn 10 medals including 1 gold
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD:-Islamabad boxing team secured 10 medals in the National Youth Championship that concluded in Karachi on other day. Zahoor Abbas in 63 weight category garbed gold medal while Mohammad Mursalin Yaseen and Ahsan Arshad got silver medals. In the girls’ event, Islamabad got one silver and two bronzes.
(Boys Category medals)
Zahoor Abbas (Weight 63) Gold
Mohammad Mursalin Yaseen (Weight -70) Silver
Ahsan Arshad (Weight -80) Silver
Sajid khan (weight 48) Bronze
Mohammad Saqib (Weight 51) Bronze
Raees ur Rehman (Weight 57) Bronze
Kareeb ullah (Weight 60) Brown
(Girls category medals)
Maham Baig (Weight -57) Silver
Noor Fatima Zahid (Weight -60) Silver
Bushra Akhtar (Weight -52) Bronze
Team Officials:
Manager: Namood Muslim
Coach: Sardar Khan
Coach: Mudassir Bashir
Kaun-Baney-ga Punjab ka Boxing Champion event concludes
Sports Report
LAHORE (December 13, 2021):-The boxing competitions of ‘KaunBaneyga Punjab ka Boxing Champion’ concluded at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall on Monday. Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab Rao Zahid Qayyum was the chief guest on this occasion. He also witnessed thrilling boxing competitions of the event.
Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab Rao Zahid Qayyum distributed prizes among the successful teams at the closing ceremony where the participating teams also had group photographs with him. Punjab Boxing Association (PBA) organized the grand boxing event with the collaboration of Sports Board Punjab in which around 180 boxers from all nine divisions of Punjab took part in the boxing event.
Addressing the prize distribution ceremony, Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab Rao Zahid Qayyum appreciated the boxing skills of young male and female pugilists belonging to different divisions of the province. “Kaun-Bane-yga Punjab ka Boxing Champion’ provided a suitable platform to talented boxers of the province. “Sports Board Punjab will continue to hold more such boxing events in future,” he added.
Islamabad to host WBC Arabian Sea Title Fight on January 22
Islamabad (Sports Report):-President, Pakistan Professional Boxing League (PPBL) Syed Nauman Shah has revealed that the 1st Arabian Sea Title Belt fight between Ahmad Samir Dawrani from Afghanistan and Muzzafar Khan from Pakistan would be taken place on January 22 next year 2022 at Laiquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex under the banner of World Boxing Council (WBC).
"The WBC is proud to be part of the development of our sport in Pakistan and this region of the world. The WBC will follow the administrative and medical specific requirements," he said while addressing a press conference at National Press Club Islamabad.
Meanwhile Umer Toor, a spokesman for PPBL mentioned that the three other international boxers would be the part of this campaign, as they would play exhibition fights. “Three Pakistani boxers will fight with international boxers. Two of the Boxers are from the United Kingdom (UK) while one is from Spain. Aaron Alhambra, Ryan Walker and Jordan Dujon will visit Islamabad for a prestigious boxing fixture, “he added.
It is pertinent to add here that the Arabian Sea region consists of 16 countries, including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Iran, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia, Djibouti, Maldives, and India.
Waseem is a role model for young boxers: Saya Rai Taimoor
Ali Ahmed
LAHORE (December 8, 2021):-Pakistan's celebrated boxer Mohammad Waseem, who defeated Columbia’s leading pugilist Robert Barrera in a 12-round World Title Eliminator Flyweight fight at Dubai recently, called on Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs RaiTaimoor Khan Bhatti at National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday.
Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs RaiTaimoor Khan Bhatti congratulated Waseem on his world title victory against Columbia’s top boxer Robert Barrera. He praised Waseem’s glorious feats saying that the entire nation is proud of Waseem’s remarkable accomplishments.
Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs RaiTaimoor Khan Bhatti said Waseem is a highly talented boxer and his consecutive title victories at international level reflected that he has done extraordinary hard work in his professional boxing career. “Boxing is quite a popular sport among the younger generation and there is no doubt that Waseem is a role model for young boxers of the country”.
Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs RaiTaimoor Khan Bhatti said the Punjab govt will take all possible measures for the promotion of boxing in the province. “The construction of Sports Board Punjab’s modern boxing arena in Nishtar Park Sports Complex will also begin in the near future. We will try our best to organize Waseem’s next world title fight in Lahore,” he said.
Talking on this occasion, ace boxer Waseem thanked Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs RaiTaimoor Khan Bhatti for his appreciation. He also expressed his determination to represent Pakistan in the next Olympic Games. “It is my mission to win the maximum number of laurels for the beloved motherland at international level.”
National Boxing Championship from November 30
Lahore (Sports Report):-The 38th National Boxing Championship and second Women's Elite Boxing Championship will be taken place from November 30 to December 6, 2021 at Lahore.
According to an official, the preparations for the 38th National Boxing Championship have entered in the final stages. The championship logo has also been released.
All the departments and provincial units will take part in the 7-day top national boxing event. The teams have been selected after conducting trials. Over 100 male and female boxers ready to show their game skill in the championship.
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