LAHORE, Oct 5 (APP)- Pakistani Boxer Haroon Shahid Iqbal Khan won his first international bout by registering a victory in Commonwealth Games at New Delhi on Tuesday.According to information made available here, Haroon outpunched Elyas Sunday 12-1 in 52kg weight category and qualified for pre quarter final.He is a British born Pakistani boxer and younger brother of World Champion British Boxer Amir Khan.Six boxers have representing Pakistan in commonwealth games the other boxers in the boxing team are Mohammad Waseem (49kg), Qadir Khan (56kg), Nawaz Dad (60kg), Nisar Khan (75kg) and Mir Waiz Khan (91+kg) weight category.
Nawaz Dad will fight against Sogbamu Waheed (Nigeria) tomorrow,Wednesday in 60kg and Muahammad Waseem will face Tennakoon Chaminda (Sri Lanka) in pre quarter final of 49kg weight category on 7th October.
Pakistan and India are two neighbouring countries and they will renew their boxing rivalry in the Games on October 7 when Pak boxer Qadir Khan will face off with defending Champion in 56kg wieght cattegry Akhil Kumar (India) Akhil who is also a Gold medallist of 2008 Beijing Olympics Qualifying round at Bangkok.Nisar Khan (75kg) will fight against Papua New Guinea boxer Michal Petar tomorrow,Wednesday and Mir Waiz Khan (91+) will face a boxer from Trinidad. A total 229 boxers from 49 countries are participating in Games boxing event – App
