Pakist­ani pugili­st calls the bout a do-or-die match after being stripp­ed of WBC titleKARACHI: Pakistan’s only World Boxing Council (WBC) title winner Muhammad Waseem will take on South Africa’s Moruti MThalane in the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight world title bout on July 15 in Malaysia. This is also the first time any Pakistani will be going for the IBF world title. Earlier Waseem was looking to fight WBC world title holder Japan’s Daigo Higa, however, due to the lack of resources and limited finances Waseem had to let go and in return he was stripped off of his WBC silverweight champion title and lost his top ranking at the WBC too. “I had troubles even after getting Pakistan the first WBC title, but I didn’t give up. On the other hand Waseem’s Korean promoter Andy Kim believes this is a big fight for the Quetta-based boxer and he is the favourite to win.

Source: The Express Tribune April 13, 2018 14:37 UTC