Haroon (Iqbal) Khan and Muhammad Waseem win again!

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I hope the young kid gets the gold.

The Sports Encounter – It's all about Sports Haroon wins the opening bout in CWG

NEW DELHI: Haroon Khan, the younger brother of Britain’s light welterweight world champion Amir Khan, won his first fight in 2010 Delhi Commonwealth games.

Haroon is representing Pakistan boxing team in the 2010 Commonwealth games and was up against the Tanzanian boxer Elyas Sunday.

Haroon won the bout convincingly by 12-1 and qualified for the pre quarter final. Haroon Shahid Khan is the part of the six members Pakistan boxing team participating in the Commonwealth games.

Haroon is participating in (52kg) category of the boxing event of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth games. The other boxers in the boxing team are Mohammad Waseem (49kg), Qadir Khan (56kg), Adnan Hussain (60kg), Nisar Khan (75kg) and Mir Waiz Khan (91+kg) weight category.

 

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Today he's up against Gilbert Bactora of Mauritius, if he wins he'll proceed on to fighting with the British team in which he wasn't chosen and left out for the Olympics.

 

[RobbieS]

Good luck to the young fella!

 

[arihant]

Congrats.

But you know each one must fight an India either in Semi Final or final. This is first time Indian wrestler has done something here. Hopefully we could see haroon v/s some indian fight in the finals

 

[Awesome]

Congrats.

But you know each one must fight an India either in Semi Final or final. This is first time Indian wrestler has done something here. Hopefully we could see haroon v/s some indian fight in the finals

I think the first time Amir Khan shot to fame was at an England vs India final and people made it into an Pakistan vs India final.

I'm looking forward to Haroon's fight with Tommy Stubbs, which might happen over the weekend only if he wins today against Mauritius. Apparently English media is giving him a lot of flak for playing for Pakistan pretty hypocritical since they sidelined him for the boxing team in the first place.

 

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Khan in quarterfinals - SuperSport - Boxing

Haroon Khan, younger brother of WBA light-welterweight champion Amir, has reached the last eight at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

Competing in the flyweight division, Khan beat Gilbert Bactora of Mauritius on Thursday.

The 19-year-old British-born fighter, who chose to represent Pakistan after being overlooked by the English selectors, will now fight Andrew Selby of Wales.

"He was a bit awkward," said Khan, who is listed as Haroon Iqbal, after his points win.

"He was stronger. As soon as the bell rang, I knew there would be a tough fight. It is getting harder the closer I get to a medal, which is what I want."

Selby, who got the better of England's Tommy Stubbs, said he was prepared for Khan's challenge in the next round. "I prefer fighting him because he comes forward and rushes you, so I can pick him off," said Selby.

I hope he wins against Selbby. It will be a major confidence booster for him.

 

[DGMO]

Khan in quarterfinals - SuperSport - Boxing



I hope he wins against Selbby. It will be a major confidence booster for him.

It will also make the English look like fools for rejecting him in the first place. A very strange decision.

Let's hope their loss is our gain.

 

[darkinsky]

hope haroon doesnt desert pakistan!!

 

[Awesome]

It will also make the English look like fools for rejecting him in the first place. A very strange decision.

Let's hope their loss is our gain.

Well the English are gunning more for his blood than he for theirs.

Selby and Stubbs have already declared that Selby will take away the gold now, because Haroon and everybody else will lose easily.

Even the Indian boxers are progressing ahead quite well. That guy Amandeep Singh is to watch out for.

 

[DGMO]

Yay, he beat Selby! Wonder what the English have to say about that!

Haroon Assured Of Medal In Commonwealth Games

NEW DELHI (AP) ― Haroon Khan has scored a hard-fought victory to assure himself of a medal in the Commonwealth Games, where the younger brother of WBA world champion Amir Khan is representing Pakistan after being snubbed by England selectors.

The 19-year-old Haroon Khan beat Andrew Selby of Wales on a countback after their 52-kilogram division quarterfinal finished at 3-3 here Saturday.

Khan says he is "happy to have ensured a medal because that is what I had aimed for coming into this meet."

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[notsuperstitious]

Haroon khan has made it to the semis, thus assuring a medal for Pakistan. He beat a welshman and thus proved the UK selectors wrong.

Interestingly, he meets India's Suranjoy Singh in the semis. That would be a nice match to watch.

 

[Spring Onion]

Good Luck for the semi

 

[Awesome]

Amazinnnng! UK selectors must be regretting every moment of it!

 

[Pratik]

Amir Khan is going to fight semi-final against India's Suranjoy Mayengbam. Thats going to be something,don't miss it guys.

 

[RobbieS]

Amazinnnng! UK selectors must be regretting every moment of it!

Not to dampen your spirits, but you really think so? They have like 24 gold medals already. And given that Pakistan was his second choice, he might represent England in the future if given the opportunity.

Anyways, good luck to the lad.