Waseem wants Pakistan to become Asia’s boxing hub
Sports News
KARACHI: One of Pakistan’s most successful athletes, boxer Muhammad ‘Falcon’ Waseem will take on Thailand’s Jakrawut Majungoen in his World Boxing Association (WBA) gold world title defence in Lahore.
The two-time World Boxing Council silver champion has an impeccable professional record of 14 wins with 10 knockouts in his 16 professional bouts.
He will be taking on the seasoned Majungoen on November 29.
“It is going to be one of the toughest bouts because Majungoen is a really good boxer, and his record is very impressive,” Waseem told The Express Tribune. “He has more professional bouts under his belt, 49 of them, and he has 28 knockouts, and only lost fights, so I am excited for the challenge.
“I want to do everything in my power in the ring to win, it is about my honour, especially now that we are getting to host this title defence bout in Pakistan.”
The 2010 World Games gold medallist won his WBA gold title in bantamweight, compared to flyweight.
He is more comfortable with his natural weight in the former category, while he has competed in flyweight in most of his professional and amateur bouts.
In May, he pulled off the most impressive feat of hosting the country’s biggest professional boxing event during the time when Pakistan and India were engaged in a war.
Waseem has been connected with the WBA, one of the four recognized professional boxing regulatory bodies in the world, and he hosted the event with several international stars and big names in boxing who visited Quetta.
It was, after all, Waseem’s biggest dream to have his international title bout in his hometown, Quetta.
The success of his last event, in which he knocked out Venezuela’s Wiston Orono in the ninth round to lift the WBA gold bantamweight title, has been recognized and has shifted the perspective of the political and governmental power, too.
Waseem believes the help from Chief Minister Balochistan and DHA Quetta was crucial for him when it came to security and venue arrangements for his last bout on May 10.
