Waseem starts training under English trainer

KARACHI: Pakistan’s professional boxer Mohammad Waseem on Monday underwent the first training session under the English trainer Danny Vaughan at the MTK Gymnasium in Scotland.

Waseem the other day reached Glasgow to begin his new stint with renowned company MTK Global. "Today I underwent training for around two and a half hours in the morning and will also train in the evening," the Quetta-born fighter told ‘The News’ from Glasgow.

Waseem is satisfied with the facilities at the gymnasium and at his residence. "I am really happy as everything is fine here. The trainer Vaughan is a good person. I had been extended good reception at the airport. I have been boarded here at a house that is adjacent to our gym," he said.

"We are six fighters in the house. I share a room with an English fighter who is yet to arrive. It’s wonderful to be here and I will be looking forward to achieve my goals," he added. His trainer Vaughan is also excited to have a good fighter in his lot.

“I’m really excited to be working with Waseem. He’s super-talented and a great addition to my stable," Vaughan said. “Waseem is an elite fighter so it shows you we’re doing something right here in Glasgow. We’re going to make an assault on a world title with him this year and we can’t wait to get going," he said.

“He’s swapping Vegas for Glasgow so he’s in for a bit of a shock in terms of the weather but we’ll get straight to work. It’d be nice to regain his WBC ranking belt up again and then go for one of the world titles," he said.

After turning pro in 2015, Waseem lifted World Boxing Council (WBC) world silver flyweight title the next year. He then defended his crown at the end of the same year. Having played nine pro fights, he has won eight, losing only a single one when he went down to South Africa’s Moruti Mthalane in the International Boxing Federation (IBF) world title bout in Kuala Lumpur last summer.