Muhammad Waseem
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| Full name | Muhammad Waseem | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Falcon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Pakistani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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29 August 1987 Quetta, Pakistan |
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Muhammad Waseem (born 29 August 1987) is a Pakistani professional boxer from Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, who competes at flyweight and is Pakistan's first professional boxer in the 21st century.
Known for his quick and swift style of boxing, he goes by the nickname 'Falcon Khan'. He has been best Pakistani Boxer since 2009, he was to turn professional-boxer under the AIBA, however the organization failed to follow up on their offer.
Muhammad Waseem was born on 29 August 1987, in the city of Quetta in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan as one of six brothers to a Pakistani father who was a Govt. servant, and a Pakistani mother.
In 2012, Muhammad Waseem was chosen to be AIBA professional (APB), however, just as he prepared for the big stage, his participation failed to be confirmed, to which he stated;
"...I don't know what went wrong. The federation was dealing with the matter and then nothing evolved out of it, which is really disappointing. I wanted to take on the best boxers of the world but my dream was shattered..."
He says he now plans to keep winning medals so that he is eventually recognized and offered a contract.
He has represented Pakistan at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, Where he became one of two Pakistanis to win boxing-bronze, the other being Haroon Khan
Muhammad Waseem Baloch was given the bronze medal in Kings Cup, Bangkok, Thailand 2009. In the quarterfinal he defeated Singapore's Saleh Mohammad in a one sided match by 26–6.
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