Amir Khan to fight Neeraj Goyat in Saudi Arabia.

In a grand press conference held during the holy month of Ramazan at Karachi’s prestigious Pearl Continental hotel, Pakistan it was announced that boxing icon and global sporting phenomenon Amir Khan will make history when goes up the formidable opponent Neeraj Goyat in fight taking place in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Friday, 12^th July 2019.

Two-Time World Champion & Olympic Silver Medalist “King” Khan from Bolton, England of Pakistan heritage will face India’s national boxing hero Neeraj Goyat, the WBC Asian Champion in a massive showdown with world title on the line. Both fighters will be exchanging blows, vying for World Boxing Championship (WBC) Pearl Belt. The WBC Pearl Belt is a very special championship belt second only to the Floyd MayWeather Connor McGreggor Money Belt.

Mauricio Sulaiman, President WBC has been hailed as the person who made it possible. The WBC Pearl Belt will be show-cased at this event’s London press conference, which is to be held in upcoming days.

As the biggest Muslim personality in the sport since legendary Muhammad Ali, Amir Khan will become the first high profile Muslim Boxer to show-case his skills at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah. As a devout practitioner of the Muslim faith and sporting role model, Khan’s presence in Saudi Arabia promises to transcend cultural boundaries, capture the imagination of the millions of citizens living in the MENA region and will truly reach global audience.

Commenting on the event, iconic boxer Amir Khan said; “this is fantastic and exciting opportunity to headline in Saudi Arabia and I would like to thank HRH Muhammad Bin Salman and the Government of Saudi Arabia for the honour of allowing us to fight in the Kingdom. For the first time a British-Pakistani boxer will fight an Indian boxer and it will truly bring together the two nations in a sporting contest.”

Amir Khan has thrilled the boxing world with his exhilarating all-action style since he burst onto the world stage at just 17 years of age, when he heroically battled his way to a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.

In a stunning 38-fight professional career, Amir Khan has become a two-time world champion and faced some of the very finest boxers of this generation, including Marcos Maidana, Zab Judah, Danny Garcia, Saul Alvarez and Terence Crawford.

Amir Khan’s current rival Neeraj Goyat is a phenomenon in his home country. He hails from Chandigarh and is a pioneer in helping to establish professional boxing in India. He has left behind a highly successful amateur career to pursue his dream of becoming a professional boxer and the world that can be a super-power in world of boxing. To make that possible he has fought in numerous countries including China, Thailand, South Korean, Mexico and Canada. Neeraj Goyat currently holds the WBC Asian crown.

On his fight with Amir Khan at Saudi Arabia, Neeraj Goyat said; “I have a pioneer for professional boxing in India and have been promoting the sport around the world for my country and I am thrilled to break new ground by facing a great name like Amir Khan in Saudi Arabia for the whole world to see a real sporting moment in history. I have a country of 1.2 billion people who will be supporting me and I will be looking to repay them by bringing the title back with me.”

This fight is officially endorsed by the Saudi General Sports Authority, this fight of the century fits into the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 Strategy, which was launched in April 2016. It is also an important event taking place during ‘Jeddah Seasons’ that will start from 08^th June 2019 and will run till 18^th July 2019 that aims to transform the Kingdom into one of the most important tourist destinations in the world.

The hype leading upto the match is intense, as the world waits in anticipation to witness these two titans clash. The momentum of this hype will be taken to a bold new height when Amir Khan steps between the ropes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Pakistan’s first ever professional boxing league, ‘Super Boxing League’ (SBL) to start from 28th September 2018.

Boxing enthusiasts and sports junkies in Pakistan are about to experience for the first time ever, a boxing league like none other. Super Boxing League (SBL) comes to Pakistan as Amir ‘King’ Khan takes the responsibility to revive this sport in his homeland.

 

On Thursday, June 21, 2018, management committee, team owners, sponsors and advocates came together for a press conference at the Karachi Marriott Hotel (Crystal Ballroom) to announce ‘Super Boxing League Pakistan. Amir Khan and other prominent names like Salman Iqbal, Shahid Afridi, Saif Malik, Ali Sheikh, Nadeem Omer, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and many more from all walks of life and achievement were present to inaugurate this historic sporting event. The press-conference started at around 05:30 PM due to late arrival of many stars and was followed by a question & answers session with team owners and stars.

About first SBL Pakistan: SBL Pakistan is due to start on 28^th September 2018 and it will be a 06 week extravaganza concluding on 03^rd November 2018. This one-of-a-kind, first ever professional boxing tournament, Super Boxing League (SBL) Pakistan will be organized in association with Punjab Sports Board (PSB) & World Boxing Council (WBC) at the Amir Khan Boxing Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan.

For a transparent and successful inaugural edition of SBL Pakistan, WBC will be supervising the entire tournament, the best of Pakistani and international talent and present world class, captivating fights. The series will comprise of 8 franchise teams from major cities of the country.

Eight (08) teams will be participating competing against each other in two (02) groups of four (04) teams each. There will be Twelve (12) qualifying events spread over the period of four (04) weeks, followed by two (02) semi-finals during the fifth week and finally third and fourth place and final will be held during the 06^th week.

SBL Pakistan in its first season has a mix of experience and youth with bringing in talent across the following categories: 01) Feather-Weight 57 kg, 02) Welter-Weight 66.7 kg, 03) Middle-Weight 72.57 kg, 04) Super Middle-Weight- 76.20 kg, 05) Heavy-Weight and 06) unlimited and for females only category is Super fly-Weight 52.16 kg.

Eight teams will be participating in the first edition of SBL Pakistan and each team will comprise of 10 male and 2 female in their squad to hold the fort for their respective franchises. Eight teams participating are Karachi Cobras, Quetta Gladiators, Faisalabad Falcons, Islamabad Kings, Sialkot Shers, Lahore Rams, Pakhtoon Warriors and Multan Nawabs.

SBL Pakistan has a unique point scoring system, on each fight its allows to give +1 point at for draw, referee decision +3 points to winner, technical knockout +4 to winner and knockout +6 to winner.

For Pakistan, the live telecast rights will go to the highest bidding broadcaster. While globally, SBL has signed agreements with Fox Network for Asian markets, Tencent – QQ Penguin for China and with Sky Sports for New Zealand providing broadcasting outreach to over 900 million homes in about 50+ countries. SBL Management truly believes that with the marketing muscle and distribution of these leading sports content providers will only help them expand the event output beyond into the rest of the world this season and for the future.

Pakistan’s first ever professional boxing league, ‘Super Boxing League’ (SBL) to be launched today.

Boxing enthusiasts and sports junkies in Pakistan are about to experience for the first time ever, a boxing league like none other. Super Boxing League (SBL) comes to Pakistan as Amir ‘King’ Khan takes the responsibility to revive this sport in his homeland.

One-of-a-kind, first ever professional boxing tournament, Super Boxing League (SBL) Pakistan will be organized in association with Punjab Sports Board (PSB) & World Boxing Council (WBC) from September 28, 2018 to November 03, 2018 at the Amir Khan Boxing Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan.

For a transparent and successful inaugural edition of SBL Pakistan, WBC will be supervising the entire tournament, the best of Pakistani and international talent and present world class, captivating fights. The series will comprise of 8 franchise teams from major cities of the country including Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Multan, Sialkot and Quetta.

The event is led under the vision of two-time world champion Amir Khan and promoted by the British business tycoon Bill Dosanjh. This event will also see for the first time in the country, individual celebrities as team owners including ‘Sultan of Swing’ Wasim Akram, ‘Lala / Boom Boom’ Shahid Afridi, Media Mogul Salman Iqbal and the maestro Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

The event will spread over 6 weeks of adrenaline and pure thrill with league fights of 6 matches in a day (Friday, Saturday & Sunday). Each of the 6 matches will feature 5 male fights and 1 female fight ensuring diversity and magnetism of the event is comprehensive.

After much success across the border, Bill Dosanjh, Chief Executive Office & Founder of Super Boxing League (SBL) said, ““we continue to witness an appetite for combat sports globally. Boxing leads the way as the biggest and most globally commercialized full-contact sport. It attracts a significant proportion of the youth population, proving there is a genuine market for further consumption of the sport. We are unique in the combat sports fraternity, as we have created the world’s first team based league tournament. Super Boxing League’s (SBL) vision is to create a Global Boxing League with a local eco system. SBL is encouraging boxing talent to ‘make it big in the ring’ as said by Bill Dosanjh, founder & CEO of the Super Boxing League (SBL).

Mr. Bill Dosanjh further said; “following the success of our debut season in 2017 in India, I am excited to launch SBL in Pakistan with my partner Amir Khan, who is the Founder of Super Boxing League Pakistan & the face of SBL globally. Pakistan has a huge talent pool for boxing. A lot of aspiring athletes wish to turn professional and they all just need the right platform. The SBL gives fighters that opportunity and we will ensure these professional athletes get the recognition they deserve.”

The love of his country and passion for this sport made it possible for Amir Khan Founder of Super Boxing League Pakistan to turn SBL Pakistan into a reality, speaking on the project, he said, “I am very excited to introduce Super Boxing League as a unique platform in Pakistan. It’s a dream come true. SBL is not just an event in the country but a major milestone for boxing in Pakistan. With SBL Pakistan, we aim to provide the right training to potential boxers which will help in producing more professional world champions. We want to create an exciting platform where talent can fight in front of their home fans in their own country. With such a talent filled nation, I believe Pakistan can produce many Muhammad Ali.”

Commenting on the association, Mauricio Sulaimán Saldívar, President, World Boxing Council said, “It was always our intention to empower the league with our expertise and set some key benchmarks in organizing an event of this stature. We are excited to nurture these pugilists and are confident that Super Boxing League Pakistan will be able to build a stronger future for the sport in the country and globally.”

“We are honoured to be part of Super Boxing League Pakistan. It is imperative that professional boxing is taken-up seriously and a tournament like this will just be the shot in the arm it needed. We will together work towards embracing all aspects of development of the sport and elevate the level of professional boxing in Punjab.” says Muhammad Aamir Jan, Secretary YASAT / DG Sports Punjab

Salman Iqbal Co-Chairman of Super Boxing League Pakistan & CEO ARY Digital Network said “I am very excited to be the Co-Chairman of Super Boxing League Pakistan along with Amir Khan and Bill Dosanjh. SBL will be a force to reckon with in the boxing fraternity. SBL will get recognition for Pakistani boxing talent at a global level. It’s a milestone for every upcoming boxing talent in Pakistan. We are proud to nuture these pugilists and I am sure they will make their soil proud by representing themselves globally as the icons of SBL Pakistan very soon.”

“I am excited and thrilled to own “Pakhtoon Warriors” this expansion of sports on the grass root level will help Pakistan at many levels, let the fight for peace begin” Shahid Afridi (Owner Pakhtoon Warriors)

On Thursday, June 21, 2018 (today), management committee, team owners, sponsors and advocates will come together for a press conference at the Karachi Marriott Hotel (Crystal Ballroom). Amir Khan and other prominent names like Salman Iqbal, Shahid Afridi, Saif Malik, Ali Sheikh, Nadeem Omer, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and many more from all walks of life and achievement will be present to inaugurate this historic sporting event. The conference will start at 03:00 PM followed by a question & answers session with team owners and stars.

Contrastingly official body of boxing in Pakistan which is ‘Pakistan Boxing Federation’ (PBF) on Tuesday announced that it would not be supporting British pugilist Amir Khan’s Super Boxing League (SBL) in Pakistan. “The PBF executive committee held its meeting, and in a resolution unanimously decided that the PBF will not become part of any event, including SBL, not organised under the statutes of AIBA and constitution of the national federation,” said a spokesman for the PBF.

“The PBF will promote and develop boxing and protect the interests of pugilists in accordance with AIBA and PBF rules,” added the spokesman.