Semis line-up decided in National Boxing

KARACHI: The third day of the 41st National Elite Men’s and 5th Women’s National Boxing Championships being organised by the Pakistan Boxing Federation here Wednesday witnessed intense quarter-final matches.

Zainab from Balochistan and Komal from AJK advanced to the semi-finals, alongside three Army women boxers in various weight categories. In the men’s category, semi-finalists for the 70, 75, 80, and 85kg weight categories were finalised. The stage has now been set for an exciting semi-final round.

Results: women’s 65 kg quarter-finals: HEC’s Shajiha Ismail bt Wapda’s Amna Siraj, Komal Khalaiq (AJK) bt PAF’s Laiba, Navy’s Moazzama Ali bt Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Afsheen, Army’s Dua Zaheer bt Punjab’s Laraib Asif.

Women’s 70 kg category: Balochistan’s Zainab bt Navy’s Qasr Ali, HEC’s Maria beat Navy’s Azka, Army’s Sara won against PAF’s Halima Sher. Women’s 75 kg category: Wapda’s Urooj bt Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kainat, Balochistan’s Zainab bt Sindh’s Razia, Army’s Afra Khurram bested PAF’s Rabia. Men’s 70 kg quarter-finals: Wapda’s Jawwad bt Sindh’s Faqir Muhammad, HEC’s Israr Ahmed bt KPT’s Najeeb, Army’s Gulzeb bt AJK’s Junaid Khan.

Men’s 75 kg category: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hamza Khan bt Azad Kashmir’s Tauqeer Munir, HEC’s Jawwad Ahmed bt Balochistan’s Rafiullah, Navy’s Jawwad bt Railways’ Zahid, Army’s Saif Al-Manal bt PAF’s Irfan Khan.

Men’s 80 kg category: KPT’s Dawood bt Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Samad, Wapda’s Aamir Khan bt Punjab’s Ali Asghar, Police’s Muhammad Waseem bt Sindh’s Amir Ali, Army’s Ehsanullah bt Navy’s Qaiser Ali.

Men’s 85 kg category: Army’s Zeeshan Ali bt Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Adil Sayaad, Wapda’s Abdul Zaheer bt Punjab’s Noman Hanif, Navy’s Tanveer Ahmed bt Railways’ Farayad Ahmed, Sindh’s Ashhad bt Islamabad’s Farooq Ahmed.

Men’s 90 kg category: Navy’s Hasnain Abbas bt KPT’s Asif. Men’s 90 plus kg category: Wapda’s Sanaullah bt Balochistan’s Muhammad Zubair, PAF’s Mirza Azam bt Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Zahid Hussain.