ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Sanaullah has moved into quarter-finals of the Asian Boxing Championship being staged in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

According to Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) general secretary Lt Col Mohammad Nasir Ijaz Tung, Sanaullah beat his Sri Lankan counterpart in the 91-kg category to reach the next round.Other Pakistani boxers participating in the event that concludes on May 7 include Mohibullah (49kg), Syed Mohammad Asif (52kg), Salman Baloch 64kg), Gul Zaib 69 (kg), Tanvir Ahmed (75kg) and Awais Ali Khan (81kg).

Published in Dawn, May 3rd, 2017

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