Pakistan’s Top Boxer Loses Major International Opportunity Due to Visa Delay

Pakistani boxing champion Mohammad Waseem has reportedly missed out on a potential five-fight accord with a Mexican promotion business due to a delay in obtaining a Schengen visa.

Key points

• Since turning professional in 2015, Waseem has won 15 of his 17 fights.
• He recalled missing a WBO title fight in Dubai in 2022 due to visa problems.
• The boxer lately won back-to-back WBA bantamweight gold titles in Quetta and Lahore.
• Waseem remarked he was close to signing an agreement with the Mexican business, but the visa delay prevented him from finalizing the accord.
• Waseem additionally requested financial backing from the administration to organize a world title fight in Pakistan.

According to The Express Tribune, the WBA bantamweight gold champion submitted his passport to the Spanish Embassy in Islamabad on July 29 but has yet to receive his visa.

Waseem remarked he was close to signing an agreement with the Mexican business, but the visa delay prevented him from finalizing the accord. Babar Azam Achieves Another Historic Milestone in International Cricket.

"Under the proposed deal, I could have had five fights, and it is a huge loss for me, " he remarked.

Meanwhile, the boxer remarked he had received no explanation for the delay, adding that visa-related difficulties had repeatedly affected his professional career.

He recalled missing a WBO title fight in Dubai in 2022 due to visa problems. In 2024, another delay forced him to travel to Malta just a day before his scheduled fight. He additionally missed a number of international training opportunities since he could not obtain visas on time. "This problem has dented my career, " Waseem remarked.

For context, the former three-time WBC world flyweight silver champion appealed to the federal administration to problem him a diplomatic passport to support avoid similar difficulties going forward.

He remarked he had produced a number of requests previously but had received no response from the administration.

"Had I received visas on time, I could have won several world titles by now, " he remarked.

Waseem additionally requested financial backing from the administration to organize a world title fight in Pakistan. Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq Finally Allowed to Play Domestic Cricket.

Notably, the boxer lately won back-to-back WBA bantamweight gold titles in Quetta and Lahore.

Since turning professional in 2015, Waseem has won 15 of his 17 fights. His only two defeats came in world title bouts against South Africa's Moruti Mthalane and England's Sunny Edwards, where he delivered solid performances.

Waseem won the WBC world flyweight silver title in just his fourth professional fight and successfully defended it three months afterwards. He afterwards regained the title and held the WBC's No. 1 ranking in his division for an extended period.

Before turning professional, he represented Pakistan in amateur boxing for more than a decade, winning a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the Asian Games. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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