- Muhammad Waseem hails from Balochistan province and aspires to win a world title for his country
- He won a silver medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s flyweight star, Muhammad Waseem, will face a Filipino boxer, Conrado Tanamor, in a sensational contest in Dubai on Friday night.
32-year-old Waseem belongs to Pakistan’s southeastern Balochistan province who lost his last fight in Kuala Lumpur against Moruti Mthalane in July and hopes to make a big comeback by winning today’s match in the United Arab Emirates.
Among other titles, the Pakistani boxing star boasts of winning a silver medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
In Dubai, MTK is organizing the fight. MTK Global is a boxing management firm with more than 100 fighters under its umbrella, including Tyson Fury, Billy Joe Saunders, Michael Conlan and Carl Frampton.
According to media reports, Waseem views the fight in Dubai as an opportunity that will ultimately help him contest for a world title for Pakistan.