Pakistani boxing sensation Muhammad Waseem’s International Boxing Organization (IBO) Bantamweight world title fight against Philippines’s Donnie Nietes got postponed due to the former’s non-issuance of visa.
According to the details, Waseem was denied a visa by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to an error, made by his team in the application process.
Mohammad Waseem is currently in Scotland and was due to reach Dubai on Friday, where he was supposed to take on Nietes for the IBO Bantamweight title on July 22.
However, the non-issuance of the visa barred Muhammad Waseem from making it to Dubai in time.
It is important to note that following the error, Waseem himself applied for the Visa, which is likely to be processed after a month-long gap.
Consequently, his title fight against Nietes was postponed until further notice.
To address the issue, Muhammad Waseem released a video message and expressed his disappointment on the matter.
“Unfortunately, my fight was scheduled today but due to visa issue, I could not participate,” said Waseem.
“I worked really hard in the camp for this fight. My aim was to win the title for Pakistan. I would like to thank my promotions for this opportunity. I am hopeful that this fight will be rescheduled soon,” he concluded.
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