Muhammad Waseem was born on 29th August 1987. He is a Pakistani professional boxer residing from the city of Quetta, notorious for his swift and quick style of boxing. Due to his fearless style, Muhammad Waseem was given the nickname of Falcon.
He started his amateur career by representing Pakistan in the 2009 kings cup in Bangkok, Thailand. Where he was given the bronze medal for defeating Singapore's Saleh Mohammad. 2010 he represented Pakistan in the commonwealth games in Dehli, India winning the bronze medal.
Waseem represented Pakistan from 2009 to 2015 winning numerous National competitions, remaining undefeated for 7 years. He was nominated many times from 2010 to 2015 for the World Series Boxing to represent Pakistan but was denied by the Pakistan Boxing federation each time.
After which he Started his professional career in 2015 by signing with the Korean promoter Andy Kim at AK promotion, where he won his first fit against Min Wook Lee getting the South Korean bantamweight title.
Waseem made history in 2016 by defeating Jether Oliva via unanimous decision when all the three judges scored in his favor. Thus, becoming the first Pakistani to win the WBC Silver flyweight title.
In 2018 Waseem was given a chance in a lifetime opportunity to fight for the WBC flyweight title, in which he had to submit a fee of $700,000. Waseem was looking towards the Pakistan government to support him but was denied by the government of Pakistan because of lack of funds.
After which he was unable to fight for the title and was stripped of his current title of WBC Silver flyweight due to non-payment of fee which was heartbreaking for Waseem.
"I had a WBC flyweight world title shot but that opportunity is gone now." - Muhammad Waseem lamenting about the missed opportunity.
This is highly discouraging for Muhammad Waseem and all the future players who aspire to play for their country. The government of Pakistan should come up with programs and initiatives to support local talent.
He started his amateur career by representing Pakistan in the 2009 kings cup in Bangkok, Thailand. Where he was given the bronze medal for defeating Singapore's Saleh Mohammad. 2010 he represented Pakistan in the commonwealth games in Dehli, India winning the bronze medal.
After which he Started his professional career in 2015 by signing with the Korean promoter Andy Kim at AK promotion, where he won his first fit against Min Wook Lee getting the South Korean bantamweight title.
Waseem made history in 2016 by defeating Jether Oliva via unanimous decision when all the three judges scored in his favor. Thus, becoming the first Pakistani to win the WBC Silver flyweight title.
In 2018 Waseem was given a chance in a lifetime opportunity to fight for the WBC flyweight title, in which he had to submit a fee of $700,000. Waseem was looking towards the Pakistan government to support him but was denied by the government of Pakistan because of lack of funds.
After which he was unable to fight for the title and was stripped of his current title of WBC Silver flyweight due to non-payment of fee which was heartbreaking for Waseem.
"I had a WBC flyweight world title shot but that opportunity is gone now." - Muhammad Waseem lamenting about the missed opportunity.
This is highly discouraging for Muhammad Waseem and all the future players who aspire to play for their country. The government of Pakistan should come up with programs and initiatives to support local talent.
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