KARACHI: Upcoming pugilists across the city will compete for honours when the two-day all-Karachi National Bank of Pakistan Allama Iqbal boxing tournament springs into action at the Peoples Sports Complex on Saturday.

The draws and weigh in of the participants will be held at the venue on Friday from 4pm to 6pm.

The event will be held in boys under-14 and seniors over 18 classes.

The two-day competition form the basis of selection of six pugilists of Karachi team who will compete in the all-Sindh Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) boxing tournament which takes place in Mirpurkhas from Nov 18 to 20.

According to secretary of the Sindh Boxing Association Asghar Baloch, the teams that will compete in the event include

Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Larkana, Sukkur, Pakistan Rangers Sindh, National Bank of Pakistan and Sindh Police. Hosts Mirpurkhas and Pakistan Rangers Sindh will field two teams apiece in the competition.

Published in Dawn, November 7th, 2014