Ring legends Manny Pacquiao and Roy Jones Jr. are bringing a mega boxing event to Lahore – four title nights with international stars from November 26 to 29.
Two absolute boxing legends are joining forces: Manny Pacquiao and Roy Jones Jr., both multiple world champions and icons of the sport, are co-promoting a historic four-day event in Lahore, Pakistan. The prestigious event will take place as part of the “WBA Peace Convention” in the metropolis of Punjab and marks a milestone for boxing in South Asia.
Eight-weight division king Pacquiao and four-weight division champion Jones Jr. receive support from Chris Glover’s “GloveBoxx” and Danny Vaughan’s “Falcon Sporting Group”. Four evenings, four big fightcards – each with title fights and top international boxers. The German Zeina Nassar from Berlin, former squad boxer and amateur champion in the 57 kg category, will be making her professional debut at the event.
Jones Jr. in focus: Waseem and Mimoune on the final evening
Roy Jones Jr. will be watching particularly closely when two of his protégés are in the ring on the final evening (November 29):
- Muhammad Waseem (14-2, 10 knockouts), Pakistan’s poster boy, defends his WBA gold bantamweight title against experienced Thai Jakrawut Majungoen (50-7-2, 29 knockouts) in the main event.
- Mohamed Mimoune (24-7, 5 knockouts) meets Tarik Zaina (17-2-1, 12 knockouts) for the WBA welterweight gold belt.
Further title fights on the final evening:
- Jesus Saracho vs. Peter Dobson – WBA Asia Gold Welterweight
- Alex Dilmaghani vs. Eduardo Baez – WBA Asia Gold Featherweight
- Jimmy Kelly vs. Chaiwat Mueanphong – NBA World & WBA Asia South Super Middleweight
Day 1 – November 26: Nassar and Akram make their debut
The first evening features two eagerly awaited professional debuts:
- Zeina Nassar, German bantamweight and pioneer in women’s boxing, enters the ring for the first time against Kanokwan Wirunpat (5-4, 4 knockouts) from Thailand.
- Laura Akram, British-Pakistani super featherweight, meets local opponent Komal Ikhlaq.
Day 2 – November 27: WBA Asia South Lightweight Title
Day two presents an explosive main event:
- Raza Hamza (18-2-1, 7 knockouts) against powerful puncher Richman Ashelley (12-6, 11 knockouts) for the WBA Asia South lightweight title.
The evening will be accompanied by:
- Yermi Peralta Jimenez vs. Mohon Ali – Co-Main Event
- Steve Geffrard vs. Paul Sackey – light heavyweight, 8 rounds
Day 3 – November 28: Kim vs. Tongdee for WBA Asia Gold
The third evening will see the top fight in the super bantamweight division:
- Ye Joon Kim (21-3-2, 13 knockouts) collides with Yuttapong Tongdee (15-1, 9 knockouts) for the WBA Asia Gold title.
They will face each other in the co-main event:
- Alberto Palmetta (20-4, 13 knockouts) and Joepher Montano (19-6-2, 17 knockouts) – WBA Asia South Welterweight
Further highlights:
- Conor Mistiades (8-0, 8 knockouts) vs. Jamiu Animashaun – WBA Asia South Light Heavyweight
- James Metcalf vs. Julio De Jesus Rodriguez – Middleweight
Global event with great reach
All four events will be broadcast live on “Triller TV” and open up a new platform for Pakistan on the international boxing scene. With global stars like Pacquiao and Jones Jr. at the top, this event could be the decisive step towards putting Pakistan back on the map of professional boxing in the long term.