Muhammad Waseem (boxer)

Muhammad Waseem Khan
Statistics
Rated at Fly weight
Nationality Pakistani
Born 29 August 1987 (1987-08-29) (age 24)
Quetta, Pakistan

Muhammad Waseem (b: 29 August 1987,[1] Quetta[1]) is an amateur Pakistani boxer.

Medal record
Competitor for  Pakistan
Men's Boxing
King's Cup Bangkok
Bronze 2009 Bangkok FlyWeight
Commonwealth Games
Bronze 2010 Delhi Flyweight
South Asian Games
Silver 2010 Dhaka Flyweight
Combat Games
Gold 2010 China Flyweight
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Int. Boxing Tournament
Gold 2011 Islamabad Flyweight

Career

Waseem fights in the Fly weight (52 kg) class. He represented Pakistan at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. He reached the semi-finals by defeating Ghanaian, Duke Micah in the quarter finals. In the semi-finals, he was defeated by Namibian, Japhet Uutoni and had to settle for the bronze medal.

At the 2010 Asian Games after defeating Iran's Masoud Rigi in the round of 32 he was defeated by India's Amandeep Singh in the round of 16.[2]

Winner of Gold Medal in Combat Games China 2010 [3] in Final he defeated Aguero Dagoberto of Dominican Republic.

Winner of Gold Medal in 2nd Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing TournamentIslamabad , 2011 and was also declared the best boxer of the Competition in which pugilists from around 16 countries took part. In Final Waseem Crushed his Kenyan rival Benson Gicharu by 26-9.[4][5]. On his way to Final he defeated his Indian rival Madan Lal by 19-13 in Semifinal.

Waseem was awarded Browns Medal in 21st President Cup - Jakarta, Indonesia 2011. He defeated Iran's Reza Korzbori by 22:6 in per-Quater final. In Quater final he defeated Mohamed Hanureeh Hamid of Singapore by 16:6.In Semi Final he was defeated by Katsuaki Susa of Japan by 25:19.[6]

Waseem Was given Browns Medal in Kings Cup , Bangkok, Thailand 2009. In Quater Final he defeated Singapore's SALEH MOHAMMAD in a one sided match by 26-6.[7]

Waseem was awarded with Silver Medal in 11th South Asian Games, Dhaka Bangladesh, 2010.[8]. In Final Waseem was defeated by his Indian Opponent Suranjoy Singh in the 51kgs flyweight and was restricited to Silvar Medal. Earlier in Semi Final Waseem won the bout against Bhutan's opponent Kinley by 12-5.[9]

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