In a first, Gilgit Baltistan hosts International Boxing Tournament


WBA Asia Welterweight Championship held at Lalik Jan Stadium in Gilgit on Saturday
Event organized by boxing champion Usman Wazeer with support of the Force Commander Northern Areas.

Athletes from 10 countries, including Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and the Philippines, fought on Saturday in the first World Boxing Association’s tournament organized in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region.

Spectators gather at Lalik Jan Stadium in Gilgit, Pakistan, for World Boxing Association’s Asia Welterweight Championship matches.

Hundreds of people gathered at Lalik Jan Stadium in Gilgit, the regional capital, to watch the WBA Asia Welterweight Championship bouts.
The event was organized by Pakistani boxing champion Usman Wazeer with the support of the Force Command Northern Areas.

“Boxers from 10 countries have reached Gilgit-Baltistan. There are three title fights while the other seven fights are world-ranking fights. And this is the biggest boxing competition in the history of Pakistan and is happening in Gilgit,” Wazeer told.

“I am from Gilgit-Baltistan, so it was my stubbornness to bring this event to Gilgit-Baltistan. I want to thank Commander FCNA, GB scouts and police for their cooperation with us to make this event successful.”



Pakistani boxer Usman Wazeer, center, poses for a photograph with international boxers in Gilgit, Pakistan, ahead of World Boxing Association’s Asia Welterweight Championship matches.

Pakistan’s rising boxing star Syed Asif Shah Hazara who arrived from Quetta to participate in the matches said it was the biggest such event in Pakistan.

“We are here to promote the sport of boxing as there is no dearth of talent among the people of GB in the field of boxing,” he added.

 “There is no support from the government to promote this sport in the country. If they pay attention to this sport, more boxers will be able to make our country proud.”

Nigerian boxer Abiola Mashood Atobateli told that it was his first visit to the region and he loved it.



“Pakistan is a very beautiful and peaceful country. It is the center of tourism and I would love to come here again. After the fight and tournament, I will explore different places in Gilgit-Baltistan,” he said. “I love the landscape, I love the mountains, I love the clouds on the top of mountains.”

South Korean boxer Taekyum King, too, enjoyed Pakistani hospitality.

“People are very welcoming,” he said. “I will come to Pakistan again to spend my vacation instead of fighting.” he added.

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