PATTAYA (The Thursday Times) — Quetta ki boxer Abida Batool Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) ka world title jeetne wali pehli Pakistani khatoon ban gayi hain. Unhon ne Pattaya mein Thailand ki Wandee Sinongkhrot ko hara kar khali atomweight belt apne naam kar liya.
26 saal ki Abida Batool ne 31 October ko FCC Stadium mein "Brave Hearts" card par split technical decision se jeet hasil ki. Aath round ka muqarrara muqabla paanchwein round mein us waqt rok diya gaya jab aik ittifaqi headbutt se Batool ki naak mein fracture ho gaya, aur ringside doctor ne muqabla khatam kar diya, jis ke baad nateeja judges ke scorecards par chala gaya.
Do judges ne Batool ke haq mein 50-45 aur 49-48 score diya, jabke teesre judge ne Sinongkhrot ke haq mein 48-47 score diya.
Yeh is saal Thailand mein Batool ka doosra title fight tha. January mein unhon ne Bangkok mein WBC Asia atomweight title ke liye Wisuta Sririttidet ko challenge kiya tha lekin haar gayi thin. Woh is muqable mein Pakistan ki number aik female professional boxer aur WBC Asia rankings mein teesre number par maujood boxer ke taur par utri thin.
Batool ne 2018 mein boxing shuru ki aur Pakistan ka qaumi professional title jeet chuki hain. Woh mixed martial arts, wushu aur kickboxing mein bhi hissa le chuki hain, aur maali mushkilat aur khandan ki shuruati mukhalifat ke bawajood aage aayi hain. Unhon ne Thailand rawana hone se pehle Islamabad mein tayyari ki.
Jeet ke baad unhon ne apne khandan, apne coach Shariq Khan aur Pakistan ke awam ka shukriya ada kiya. "Yeh sirf aaghaz hai," unhon ne kaha. "Main mazeed titles ke liye aa rahi hoon."
