Defence Day KP Inter-Divisional Boxing on Sept 6

Dunya News

Championship would start in the morning on September 6

PESHAWAR (APP) – Defence Day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inter-Divisonal Men Boxing Championship will be played at Lala Aman Sports Arena with more than 120 pugilists would compete in different weight categories.

KP Boxing Association Secretary General Syed Kamal Khan on Saturday said that the Championship would start in the morning on September 6 and would continue till mid night.

He said the arrival of the players would be completed on September 5. Players from Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, Mardan, Hazara, Swat, and Dera
Ismail Khan would be competing. He said the aim and objective of the Championship is to give due opportunities to the talented pugilists of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

“We want to organize more events in every district and at Regional level but due to shortage of fund, the association is unable to do so,” he said. He said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have good talent of boxing but lack of opportunities at national level that talented players failed to come up at national and international levels.

About the Championship, Syed Kamal Khan said that it is the annual calendar event and out of the Championship a team would also be short-listed for the camp to be setup at the same venue.