Trials of Inter-Division Punjab Open Boxing Championship on May 5, 6

LAHORE:- Sports Board Punjab, under the directives of Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan, is going to hold Inter-Division Punjab Open Boxing Championship (boys and girls) fromMay 12 to 15, 2018. The championship will be held under the slogan of ‘Kaun banay ga Punjab ka boxing champion’.

Deputy Director Hafeez Bhatti, SBP PRO Abdul Rauf, Arshad Javed Qureshi, Shahid Nizami, Raees ur Rehman, Mustafa Shah and other top officials of Sports Board Punjab inspected the arrangements of championship at State of the Art Punjab Tennis Court on Thursday.

Talking to media Deputy Director Hafeez Bhatti said the Inter-Division Punjab Open Boxing Championship is being organized under the instructions of Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan to promote the game of boxing in the province. Director Admin Javed Chohan also had a notable role in this regard. “The championship will be conducted in 26 weight categories and three classes – Youth Class (10 weight categories), Elite Class (10 weight categories) and Elite Female Class (6 weight categories)”.

Answering a question, Deputy Director Hafeez Bhatti said the registration for the Inter-Division Punjab Open Boxing Championship has been completed in all districts of Punjab. “The trials will be held on May 5 and 6 at State of the Art Punjab Tennis Court. The winners of Inter-Division Punjab Open Boxing Championship in different categories will be awarded handsome cash prizes,” he added.

Deputy Director Hafeez Bhatti further informed that top officials from Pakistan Olympic Association, Pakistan Boxing Federation, Punjab Boxing Association, Divisional and District officers have been invited at the Inter-Division Punjab Open Boxing Championship.