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| January 17, 2003 | Friday | Ziqa'ad 13, 1423 |
Army retain title with seven golds
LAHORE, Jan 16: Pakistan Army with 25 points retained the national boxing title at the Wapda Sports Complex on Thursday.
Army bagged seven golds, one silver and two bronze medals to maintain their supremacy in the game.
Karachi Port Trust (KPT) with 14 points (three golds, two silver, one bronze) took the runners-up position.
The hosts Wapda, with one gold, three silver and a bronze medal, claimed the third slot.
The Army pugilists completely dominated the finals, picking up seven golds in the eight events they contested in.
Asghar Ali Shah of KPT, picked up gold, after he outpointed Sher Khan, 23-6 points in the 64 kg weight category.
Army made an impressive start when Nauman Karim (48 kg) defeated Ali Baloch (KPT) easily 22-3.
Akhtar Pervaiz claimed the second gold for Army defeating Jawad Hussain (Navy) 22-12 points. in the 51kg class.
Aqeel Ahmad who contested the fourth round with bruised face toppled Sindh’s Naushad Fateh in the 54 kg class to grab the Army’s third gold.
In the 69 kg division, Naseer Ahmad outpointed Javed Jan, the lone boxer of Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC), who made his entry into the final. Naseer won easily 25-8.
Saeed Ahmad, picked up the fifth gold, but he had to break out into a sweat, after overcoming the spirited challenge put up by Manzoor Ahmad of KPT in the 75 kg class. Saeed won a close encounter 20-17.
Ahmed Ali was another victor of from the Army when the referee stopped the fight in the first round against Muzzamil (Punjab) in the 81 kg class. Due to a barrage of punches by Ahmed, Muzammil received facial injuries and was forced to throw in the towel.
Shaukat Ali defeated Shujah Abbas (Wapda) 22-3 to complete the Army’s tally of seven gold medals.
The lone gold medalist of the Asian Games from Pakistan, Mehrullah (KPT), presented his department with a second gold, defeating Wapda’s Hayatullah, in the 57 kg class. The referee stopped the contest in the second round as Hayatullah could not continue his fight further.
Shahid Jan won the third gold medal for the KPT, defeating Sahib Khan (Wapda) in a tough encounter by 20 points to 17, in the 60 kg class.
Wapda’s solitary gold medal came through Muzaffar Iqbal in the 91 kg class, after he outpointed Riaz Kansi (Balochistan) 22-3, to be adjudged the best boxer of the championship.
Results:
48 kgs: Nauman Karim (Army) bt Ali Baloch (KPT) 22-3. Imran Hafeez (Wapda) and Ijaz Ahmed (Punjab) Bronze.
51 kgs: Akhtar Pervaiz (Army) bt Jawad Hussain (Navy) 22-12. Abid Ali (Wapda) and Shahid Jan (Sindh) Bronze.
54 kgs: Aqeel Ahmad (Army) bt Naushad Fateh (Sindh) 25-3. Muhammad Ishaque (Balochistan) and Abdul Majeed (KPT) Bronze.
57 kgs: Mehrullah (KPT) bt Hayatullah (Wapda). RSC. Bakhat Hussain (Navy) and Safdar (Punjab). Bronze.
60 kgs: Shahid Jan (KPT) bt Sahib Khan (Wapda) 22-17. Hayatullah (Balochistan) and Imran Khan (Army) Bronze.
64 kgs: Asghar Ali Shah (KPT) bt Sher Khan (Army) 23-6. Khawaja Adnan (Railways) and Jan Muhammad (Sindh). Bronze.
69 kgs: Naseer Ahmed (Army) bt Javed Jan (KESC) 25-8. Dur Muhammad (Sindh) and Allah Bakhsh (Navy) Bronze.
75kgs: Saeed Ahmad (Army) bt Manzoor Ahmed (KPT) 20-17. Abdul Waheed (Navy) and Rashid Minhas (PAF) Bronze.
81 kgs: Ahmad Ali (Army) bt Muzzamil (Punjab) RSC. Tanveer Butt (Wapda) and Muhammad Shafique (PAF). Bronze.
91 kgs: Shaukat Ali (Army) bt Shujah Abbas (Wapda) 25-6. Muhammad Hanif (PAF) and Pukar Khan (Balochistan) Bronze.
Above 91 kgs: Muzaffar Iqbal (Wapda) bt Riaz Kansi (Balochistan) 23-3. Abdul Razzaq (Army) and Muhammad Qasim (PAF) Bronze.
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