KARACHI: A 33-year-old boxer died during a fight of kickboxing after being punched in the face by a rival boxer.
Hailing from Pishin, a boxer named Mohammad Aslam was contesting against Mohammad Wali in cruise weight category bout during “Fight Night Series” organized at a local club in Karachi.
In a video that went viral on social media, the boxer fell unconscious after being hit below the chin during the bout. However, a proper medical response couldn’t be seen in the videos available.
According to eye-witnesses present there, the boxer was immediately taken to a private hospital at stadium road where he was shifted to ICU. However, he passed away on yesterday afternoon. The Pakistan Boxing Federation has condemned the event and has disassociated itself from the organizers and termed the event as illegal.
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“We have no connection with this so-called professional boxing council, nothing is being done with our approval. We cannot compromise on the safety of our boxers,” Col Nasir Tung, secretary-general of the Pakistan Boxing Federation was quoted saying.
