Sunday , 22 December, 2024 | 8 পৌষ, 1431 Bangabdo
Published: 06:03 27 July 2024
The biggest boxing event in the country 'Beximco Excel Boxing Championship (XBC) 3.0' has been held. On Saturday (May 25), a boxer from Bangladesh competed for the prestigious WBC (World Boxing Council) belt at the Intercontinental Hotel in the capital for the first time. 20-year-old boxer Utsav Ahmed fought for the first time.
A total of 11 matches were held in this boxing competition this year. A total of 22 boxers from Iran, India, Tanzania and China participated. In the last match of the night, Utsav of Bangladesh won the 'WBC Asia Silver Super Flyweight' title. Utsav defeated Indian boxer Mazhar Hussain in the super flyweight category.
This eight-round bout kept the audience enthralled from the start. Both opponents played evenly in this exciting match. But the festival of Bangladesh has the last laugh.
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