Waseem approached by bookies

KARACHI: Pakistan’s premier professional boxer and IBF No4 Mohammad Waseem is on target of bookies from neighbouring countries.

The two-time WBC flyweight world silver champion on Tuesday said that he had been approached by some bookies from a neighbouring country in the near past for fixing his coming world title bout.

“Yes, sometime back I was approached by some bookmakers that I should fix with them my coming world title bout which I am to play this year,” he said.

Waseem was talking with this correspondent after he posted a video message about this issue on his official whatsapp page on Tuesday.

“When I was approached I did not talk with them in detail but after listening to their offer I kept silent and switched off my mobile,” the boxer said.

He also revealed that he had been offered 100,000 pounds from someone from a close neighbouring country when he was going to defend his WBC world silver title four years ago.

He said he declined the offer.

“I am a loyal Pakistani and my performances in the international circuit will prove to be hard punches for such people also,” said Waseem, a former WBC No1.

“I will know about my future fights in the next week or so and then will fly for Glasgow to resume my training for my next fight,” Waseem said.

He said that he will resume light training from Tuesday.