Niamat gets gold for Pakistan in SAG Boxing

Pakistan stands 3rd in SAG boxing event

KARACHI: Pakistan won one gold and a silver medal Monday to claim third position in the ongoing 11th South Asian Federation Games 2010.
Quetta-born Niamat Ullah won gold medal in 54kg Bantamweight category when he out-punched Bhutani boxer Sigyel by the score of 14-8.

However, skipper of Pakistani boxing contingent, Mohammad Waseem beaten by Indian captain and current Asian Champion Suranjoy Singh by 4-11 points.
Pakistan claimed a total of four medals; one gold and silver medal each with two bronze medals; while two Pakistani boxers adnan hussain (60kg) and Abid Ali (57kg) failed in quarter final and never won any medal.

President of Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), Lt Gen (Retd) Arif Hassan was present at Mohammad Ali Boxing Stadium Dhaka to watch Pakistani boxers in action.
On the medals table, Pakistan stood third with four golds, while India claimed the first spot with three gold medals and Bangladesh finished there campaign on second position with two gold medals, one silver and two bronze.

Two other boxers Nadir Baloch (48kg) and Amir Khan were defeated in the semi-final stage and both had to content with bronze medal.
Pakistan Boxing team will cam back at Karachi airport today (Tuesday) at 5-15pm along with some other contingent teams.

SAF Games: 4 Pakistanis enter boxing semis

KARACHI: Pakistan’s four boxers have reached semi final stage of the ongoing 11th South Asian Games 2010 thus lighting up Pakistan’s hopes of winning boxing gold and silver medals.

Sources in Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) told Sports Encounter Saturday that on second day of boxing event at Mohammad Ali Boxing Stadium Pakistani boxer Niamat Ullah Beat Mohammad Kabir (Afghanistan) in one-sided bout by 11-4 in 54kg category.

In another bout, Faisal Mollas (Bangladesh) beat Pakistani boxer Abid Ali by11-7 in 57kg weight category and last sixth Pakistan team member Adnan Hussain lost his bout against Mohammad Aziz (Afghanistan) in 60kg weight category by 13-9, Adnan got all nine points in the third round but failed to force the issue.

On day one, Pakistan’s captain Mohammad Waseem got a narrow victory against Sri Lankan opponent Dilanka Suresh by 7-6 in 51kg and other two boxers Nadir Baloch (48kg) and Amir Khan (64kg) got byes in technical draws.
Mohammad Waseem will meet Bhutan opponent in Semi final of South Asian games boxing and other three boxers will face Bangladesh and Afghanistan.