Usman Wazeer

Usman Wazeer (Urdu: عثمان وزیر; born Usman Tajwar; 16 April 2000) is a Pakistani professional boxer. Nicknamed the Asian Boy, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest contemporary Pakistani boxers. He is currently an undefeated welterweight boxer and holds the ABF Asian title, being the first Pakistani to do so.

Usman Wazeer
Statistics
Nickname(s)Asian Boy
Weight(s)Welterweight
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Reach71 in (180 cm)
NationalityPakistani
Born (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000
Astore, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights6
Wins6
Wins by KO3
Losses0

Belonging to Astore, Usman shifted to Islamabad where he joined the Islamabad Sports Complex. Initially training for football, Usman was stumbled upon boxing after his physiques impressed coaches. He started amateur boxing in April 2015 and won many medals. In 2018, Usman had his first professional fight by defeating the Morrocan boxer Brahim Oubenais. In 2020, he won the ABF Asian title, which was his first boxing championship.

Early life

Usman Wazeer was born on April 16, 2000 in the city of Astore in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.[1] After spending his youth in Astore, Wazeer and his family shifted to Islamabad in 2009 after which he joined the Army Public School Chinar Campus in Murree. In 2015, Wazeer stumbled upon boxing while playing football in the Islamabad Sports Complex when a local boxing group motivated him to take up the sport because of his boxer like physique and looks.

Amateur boxing career

Usman Wazeer began his amateur boxing career in April 2015. He joined the Army Camp GHQ where Wazeer began his training with former Olympian Boxer Ahmed Ali Khan. Quickly rising through the ranks, Wazeer started competing at club level. He won the Quaid-e-Azam Games Bronze Medalist. Wazeer then competed at the Islamabad level. Wazeer then competed at HEC Pakistan All University where he won the 2017 HEC All Pakistan Gold Medal. After competing at the Provincial level, Wazeer was ranked as Pakistan's Youth number 1. In 2017 he was selected in Pakistan’s national amateur boxing team and represented the Youth National Team in Azerbaijan. Wazeer turned professional boxer in 2018 and had his first professional fight in 2019.

  • 2015–2016 Islamabad Regional Gold Medalist
  • 2016 Quaid-e-Azam Games Bronze Medalist
  • 2017 HEC All Pakistan Gold Medalist
  • 2018 Punjab Youth Championship Gold Medalist
  • 2016–2018 Pakistan Youth Ranked Number 1
  • Represented Pakistan in the Youth International Boxing Championship in Azerbaijan

Professional boxing career

Wazeer began his professional boxing career in 2018 and made his debut in 2019 at welterweight.

Welterweight

Wazeer won his first professional bout on May 3, 2019 when he knocked defeated Moroccan boxer Brahim Oubenais after completing four rounds at the FIVE Palm Jumeirah Hotel in Dubai.[2] Wazeer won the fight by split decision claiming his first professional victory.

Early in his pro career, Wazeer received a lot of praise in Pakistan.[3] He made a name for himself after his first professional fight with Brahim. Wazeer then won his second fight at the Jurado Hall of the Philippine Marine Corp after he defeated Visut Tamkhuntod with a left body shot in the second round.[4] He won the match by a technical knockout. Wazeer went up against Atthapon Baenkham for this third professional fight in the Flash Grand Ballroom of the Elorde Sports Center. Initially knocked down, he went on to win the fight by unanimous decision after 4 rounds.

First boxing championship

On October 3, 2020 Wazeer had his fourth professional fight against Boido Simanjuntak at the Khan Boxing Academy in Islamabad.[5][6] In the fifth round he landed a some body shots after which he threw a right hook and left body combination to defeat Simanjuntak with a technical knockout. This victory resulted in Wazeer winning his first professional boxing championship which was the ABF Welterweight championship. He also became the first Pakistani boxer to win the ABF Asian title.[7][8][9][10] Wazeer’s first title defense of the ABF Welterweight Title came up against Carlos Lopez (28-10-0) at People’s Stadium Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan.[11][12][13] After an intense few rounds between the two fighters, in the sixth round Lopez fell to the canvas after injuring his knee. Unable to carry on Wazeer won the fight by TKO and retained the ABF Asian Title.[14][15][16] Wazeer is currently the ABF Asian champion.

WBC Title

On 15 December 2021, Wazeer fought against the Tanzanian Waziri Rosta and defeated him by unanimous decision.[17]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
6 fights 6 wins 0 losses
By knockout 3 0
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Rounds Date Location Notes
6 Win 6–0 Waziri Rosta UD 12 15 Dec 2021 Cuban Boxing Club, Dubai Won WBC Middle East title
5 Win 5–0 Carlos Lopez TKO 6 (10) 19 Dec 2020 People’s Stadium Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan
4 Win 4–0 Boido Simanjuntak TKO 12 3 Oct 2020 Khan Boxing Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan Won ABF Asian title
3 Win 3–0 Atthapon Baenkham UD 6 (8), 2:10 14 Dec 2019 Elorde Sports Center, Manila, Philippines
2 Win 2–0 Visut Tamkhuntod TKO 3 (10), 1:15 7 Sep 2019 Jurado Hall of the Philippine Marine Corp, Manila, Philippines
1 Win 1–0 Brahim Oubenais SD 4 3 May 2019 FIVE Palm Jumeirah Hotel, Dubai, UAE

References
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  3. Khilari. "Usman Wazeer makes bang with professional debut WIN in Dubai - Khilari". www.khilari.com.pk. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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  6. Qadir, Abdul (3 October 2020). "Usman Wazir to compete in title fight tomorrow in Islamabad". ARYSports.tv. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  7. "Usman Wazeer defeats Indonesia's Boido to claim ABF title". The Nation. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. "Usman Wazeer defeats Indonesia's Boido". The Frontier Post. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  9. "Usman Wazeer claims ABF Welterweight title in Pakistan!". ASIAN BOXING. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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  11. Ramzan, Usman (30 October 2020). "Usman Wazir to Defend Asian Boxing Title on December 19". ACE NEWS. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  12. "Category: BS Lopez Vs Usman Wazeer". ASIAN BOXING. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. Khilari. "Usman Wazir ready to defend ABF title on 19th December - Khilari". www.khilari.com.pk. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  14. "Asian Boy Usman Wazeer outpoints Indonesian counterpart, BS Lopez to defend Asian title". www.paktribune.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  15. "Usman Wazir knocks out BS Lopez to retain Asian crown". The News International. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  16. Sports, A. R. Y. (19 December 2020). "Usman Wazeer beat Indonesian boxer to defend Asian Title". ARYSports.tv. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  17. "Pakistani stars Asif Hazara, Usman Wazeer clinch international boxing titles". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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