Pakistan’s boxing squad for the 2010 Asian Games

Published November 10, 2010
Amir Khan (64kg) 
DOB: 15/08/1991
How it all started: I started boxing at the age of 13 after attending the Muslim Azad Boxing Club in Lyari, Karachi.
Training and diet: I am not following a particular diet but train really hard, so everything I eat gets burned fast.
Favourite boxer: Mehrullah Lassi (Pakistan) and brother Samiullah
Toughest opponent: Never came across someone who I would rate highly.
Amir Khan (64kg) DOB: 15/08/1991 How it all started: I started boxing at the age of 13 after attending the Muslim Azad Boxing Club in Lyari, Karachi. Training and diet: I am not following a particular diet but train really hard, so everything I eat gets burned fast. Favourite boxer: Mehrullah Lassi (Pakistan) and brother Samiullah Toughest opponent: Never came across someone who I would rate highly.

Meet Pakistan’s boxing squad for the 2010 Asian Games. Find out when and how they started, what fuels them and what their aspirations are. – Text by Taimur Sikander, Photos by G.A.Zaidi

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