LONDON – Two years after giving Pakistan its first taste of internationalboxing, British Pakistani boxer Amir Khan has now announced that he isbringing a team-based boxing league to Pakistan.
“I’m bringing Super Boxing League [to Pakistan] this year and it will showthe next generation of boxers,” Khan said in a video.
“It’s going to be a month-long tournament; it will be really amazing andI’m looking forward to watching the talent of Pakistan. This is going to bebig time. I really believe we have huge amount of talent but no one hasever pointed it. Hopefully, 2018 is going to be a big year for Pakistaniboxing.”
Khan, who knocked out Canadian Phil Lo Greco in the opening round of theirfight last month, also divulged the details of this boxing league, which isnot dissimilar to the Pakistan Super League — the annual cricket tournamentthat is widely popular in Pakistan.
“I’ve named the teams: Islamabad Kings, Lahore Giants, Karachi Devils,Faisalabad Falcons, Multan Thunders, Peshawar Warriors and Quetta Stars,”he said.
“There’s going to be six fighters in each team — five male and one female.”
The Super boxing League is already operational in India and had itsopenings season last year.
In addition to co-founding the aforesaid boxing league, Khan also co-ownsthe Super Fight League — an India-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion.