Punjab Boxing C’ship from May 11

LAHORE: Sports Board Punjab (SBP) is going to organise Punjab Open Boxing Championship (Male and Female) from May 11 to 15, 2018.

Director Admin Javed Chohan presided over an important meeting in this regard. Deputy Director Hafeez Bhatti and officials of Sports Board Punjab and Punjab Boxing Association (PBA) attended the meeting. The meeting reviewed all the arrangements and other features to conduct the championship smoothly. Addressing the meeting, Director Admin Javed Chohan said the championship is being organized under the instructions of Secretary Sports Punjab Aamir Jan to promote the game of boxing in the province. “The championship will be held under the slogan of ‘Kaun banay ga Punjab ka boxing champion’ at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall. The championship will be conducted in 24 weight categories of three classes – Youth Class, Elite Class and Elite Female Class”. Chohan said the registration for the Punjab Boxing Championship will start from April 17, 2018. “The aspiring boxers can register themselves in DSO offices in every district of the province. After the registration, the trials will be held and then the teams of all the districts will be finalized. The winners of Punjab Boxing Championship in different categories will be awarded huge cash prizes,” he explained.