KARACHI, Jan 8 China clinched four gold medals to win the top honours in the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament which ended at the KPT Sports Complex here on Friday evening.

The Chinese showed their class with brilliant display of punching and superb technique to earn handsome cheers and appreciation from a jam-packed arena.

China ended the evening when Heshuai Li outpointed Ghson of Syria in a close contest in a super-heavy category to give his country their fourth gold medal.

All the seven Chinese pugilists ended the championship in style by winning four gold, one silver and two bronze medals to claim the top spot in the 20-nation contest.

Pakistan, with two teams, claimed one gold, three silver and eight bronze medals. Syrian got two golds and two silver while Thailand took two gold medals.

After Chinese Young Dang won the gold on walkover in Bantamweight division.

Sile Hu of China received heavy punishment from Moutafa Fara of Syria to content himself with a silver medal.Fanglong Meng gave China their third gold when he outclassed Mustufa Muhammad of Iraq with a few hard punches.

Fara landed some hard blows on the face and body of Sile to register an impressive and the second gold for Syria after Ibrahim Sand's win in the lightweight category.

Pakistan started the day in great fashion in the light-flyweight bout when Mohib Bacha of Pakistan Whites crushed compatriot Nadir Baloch of Pakistan Greens 4-0 to grab the gold.

However, in the fly-weight bout Anan Pongkhet of Thailand defeated Pakistan Whites' Abdul Waheed Baloch 2-1.

Adnan Hussain of Pakistan Greens went down to Ibrahim Sanda of Syria in the light-weight category 6-2.

However, Mulema Joseph of Cameroon, who embraced Islam recently here and was named Mohammad Umar, hammered Iraq's Ahmed Jassem 15-0 in the welterweight final.

Federal Sports Minister Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani, world boxing champion Amir Khan, Federal Minister for Inter-provincial Coordination Pir Syed Aftab Hussain Shah Jilani, Sindh Sports Minister Dr Mohammad Ali Shah, Seoul Olympics bronze medallist Hussain Shah, President Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) Lt Gen (r) Syed Arif Hasan, President PBF Doda Khan Bhutto were present at the presentation ceremony. PBF Secretary Mohammad Akram Khan and other officials were also present.

Results (finals)

Light-flyweight (48kg) Mohib Bacha (Pakistan Whites) bt Nadir Baloch (Pakistan Greens) 4-0 on pts.

Flyweight (51kg) Anan Pongkhet (Thailand) bt Abdul Waheed (Pakistan Whites) 2-1 on pts.

Bantamweight (54kg) Yong Dang (China) walkover J. Otgnbayar (Mongolia).

Featherweight (57kg) Donchai Thathi (Thailand) bt Wessam Salamana (Syria) 1-0.

Lightweight (60kg) Ibrahim Sanda (Syria) bt Adnan Hussain (Pakistan Greens) 6-2.

Light-welterweight (64kg) B. Tuvshinbat (Mongolia) bt Mashhurbek Ruziyev (Uzbekistan) 7-2.

Welterweight (69kg) Mohammad Umar (Cameroon) bt Ahmed Jassem (Iraq) 15-0.

Middleweight (75kg) Moutafa Fara (Syria) bt Sile Hu (China) 14-3.

Light-heavyweight (81kg) Fanlong Meng (China) bt Imre Szello (Hungary) 7-1.

Heavyweight (90kg) Xuan Bao (China) bt Muhammad Mustafa (Iraq) RSC-2nd rd.

Super heavyweight (+91kg) Heshuai Li (China) bt Ghson Ahmed (Syria) 2-1. —APP