KARACHI: The Pakistan Boxing Federation has announced the first-ever national boxing championship for women that would be held in January next year. A statement from the boxing federation stated that the first national women boxing championship will be held on the sidelines of the 36th men’s national boxing championship in Lahore. The announcement will, surely, give a boost to women boxing in Pakistan which is still in its early stages and starving to get recognition. The secretary PBF added that Pakistan Boxing Federation is following IOC’s agenda of gender equality and trying to bring women boxing in limelight before 2020. We are hoping for good numbers of participation in first national championship of women boxing,” he said.

Source: Pakistan Today November 30, 2017 12:22 UTC