The PBF secretary informed that coach Francisco will be responsible for not only working on the available top ranking pugilists but he will also be given an additional task of teaching the basics of the game to a pool of 30 to 35 young boxers who would be hunted out during the Inter-School Championship which would be conducted across the country. -Photo by AFP

KARACHI Pakistan Boxing Federation's (PBF) recently hired Cuban coach Francisco Hernandez will sniff out talented boxers soon after joining as Pakistan boxing coach.

A PBF official said that the coach would visit different tournaments at district level and would select talented boxers for further grooming adding that Francisco would be joining the Pakistan camp before or soon after Eid.

He further said that PBF has chalked out a long and as well as a short term policy for future assignments. According to the short-term policy boxers of the current national camp will be selected for South Asian Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.

And according to the long-term plan, new boxers will be inducted in the squad and would be coached by the Cuban coach to make a strong presence in the important 2012 London Olympics Qualifiers.