Pakistani boxer Muhammad Waseem, also called ‘Falcon’ for his swift boxing style, has topped the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) flyweight division list for the first time in four years.
Waseem’s ranking improved after he beat Colombia’s Robert Barrera in Dubai last month and won the WBA flyweight title eliminator fight.
He also won the World Boxing Council (WBC) silver flyweight title in the process for a second time.
Speaking to media, Waseem said he had trained in tough conditions in Scotland and Dubai to prepare for the fight against Barrera.
His last professional fight was against Jeny Boy Boca from the Philippines in 2020 at the Punjab Governor House in Lahore. “No other Pakistani has ever achieved this before,” he said,
