Pakistan’s top four talents will compete at the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships
Pakistan will compete with four boxers at the forthcoming ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Pakistan had historic medals in the 2022 editions of the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships and the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships. Their best elite boxer, Zohaib Rasheed earned these bronze medals in both events in Tashkent and in Amman.
The 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 born boxers will be able to compete at the U22 age group in Astana, Kazakhstan. Boxers who were born in 2006 and in 2007 will be eligible to participate in the youth age group in this specific continental event.
Their U22 national team was selected by Mr. Arshad Hussain, their most experienced coach who had a bright background as a boxer. Pakistan arranged several national competitions in 2023 and their boxers competed in the international stage of boxing as well.
Two female boxers have been selected to the competition, both will participate in the U22 part of the championships. Zahid Malaika earned her first national successes in 2019 and the flyweight (52kg) boxer returned to the squad following her results in the competition.
Fatima Zahra is one of their top elite female boxers who is still in the U22 age group and the 20-year-old talent will have the medal chance at the featherweight (57kg). She was competitor at the recent Asian Games in Hangzhou, China as well.
Two U22 male boxers have been added to the national team and both are the best options in Pakistan to achieve medals in Astana. Afzal Khan won national selections trials at the age of 18 and the bantamweight (54kg) boxer has the experience from the 2022 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships.
Their second male boxer in Astana will be Jahanzeb Rizwan at the middleweight (75kg) who was born also in 2004 as Afzal Khan. He won the USA National Golden Gloves Tournament last year and the New York-based boxer returned to his roots to Pakistan.
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