KARACHI, Oct 9: Nine Karachi pugilists were through to the finals on the penultimate day in the Sindh Sports Board (SSB) ranking boxing championship in Mirpurkas on Wednesday.
Karachi is followed by Mirpurkhas whose five boxers have made it to the finals in 10 categories.
Three boxers apiece from Larkana and Hyderabad have completed the final line-up.The three-day event concludes on Thursday with 10 finals on card.
Results:
Semi-finals:
52kg: Jahengir (Hyderabad) bt Mehrab (Larkana) 3-0; Amjad (Mirpurkhas) bt Salam (Sukkur) 2-1.
56kg: Mohammad Amir (Mirpurkhas) bt Jawwad Ahmed (Hyderabad) 3-0.60 kg: Naqeebullah (Karachi) bt Qaiser Ali (Hyderabad) 2-1; Sarfraz Ali (Larkana) bt Saleh Mohammad (Karachi) 2-1.
69kg: Khalil Ahmed (Karachi) bt Usman Ahmed (Hyderabad) RSC first round; Munawwar Hussain (Mirpurkhas) bt Naveed Ali (Larkana) 3-0.
91kg: Allah Bux (Mirpurkhas) bt Yasir Jamil (Sukkur) 2-1; Ehsanullah (Karachi) bt Mohammad Ali Qureshi (Hyderabad) 2-1.
Tuesday’s results:
52kg: Shoaib (Karachi) bt Arsalan (Sukkur) 3-0; Qayyum (Mirpurkhas) bt Nauraiz (Larkana) 2-1.
56kg: Jawaid Ahmed (Hyderabad) bt Dawood (Sukkur) 2-1; Mohammad Usman (Karachi) bt Imtiaz Ali (Larkana) 3-0.
64kg: Mohibullah (Karachi) bt Mohammad Shakil (Mirpurkhas) 3-0; Asadullah Boghio (Hyderabad) bt Arshad Ali (Larkana) 3-0.
75kg: Noman Ali (Hyderabad) bt Nadir (Sukkur) 3-0.—Sports Correspondent
