St Joseph dominates school boxing
KARACHI, July 3: St Joseph School proved their dominance when they won three bouts at the fifth and last school boys weekly boxing competition at Young Fishermen’s Sports Centre (YFSC) on Sunday.
Although the activity organized by YFSC was for boys, a new chapter was added to the history of Pakistan boxing when first-ever women boxing match was held between two girls from St Joseph’s kindergarten.
To encourage women boxing in Pakistan, both Summan and Mahgul were declared winners in a 16kg exhibition bout.
St Joseph’s Shahrukh overpowered Mahmood of TCF High School 2-1 in the 26kg category, while Saeed of St Joseph got the better of Waheed of GBSS Tekri 2-1 in a 28 kg fight.
Majid Moosa was the third St Joseph boxer to win when he beat Sheheryar of Mohammad bin Qasim School 3-0.
Results:
Girls exhibition match in 16kg: Summan (St Joseph), Mahgul (St Joseph) winners.
20kg: Mohammad Asif (GBPS Tekri) bt Jabbar Saleh (St Joseph) 3-0.
22kg: Adnan (White Rose School) bt Umed (GBPS Tekri) 3-0.
24kg: Mohammad Naeem (PMA School) bt Faqira (Ibraheem Ali Bhai School) 3-0.
26kg: Shahrukh (St Joseph School) bt Mahmood (TCF School) 2-1.
28kg: Saeed (St Joseph) bt Waheed (GBSS Tekri) 2-1.
30kg: Nazir (Masroor Academy) bt Raheel (Shema School) 3-0.
32kg: Sheheryar Shah (PMA School) bt Sajid Baloch (St Joseph School) 3-0.
34kg: Bisham ((K. S. Ali Dina School) bt Shoaib (Pak Bolan School) 3-0.
36kg: Hassan (Allama Iqbal School) bt Ateeq (Progressive School) 3-0.
38kg: Azam (Masroor Academy) bt Nekdad (St Joseph School) 2-1.
46kg: Majid Moosa (St Joseph School) bt Sheheryar (Mohammad bin Qasim School) 3-0.
48kg: Sajid Gul (K.S. Dina School) bt Amjad (Madersa Islamia) 3-0.
50kg: Irfan Kachchi (Allam Iqbal School) bt Shehroze Kachchi (Quaid-i-Millat School) 2-1.
52kg: Habibullah (K.S.Dina School) bt Sharif Shaheen (GBSS Younusabad) 3-0.