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Action from the World Arab Boxing Championships held in Meydan last year. (FILE)
Top boxers from the Arab world will back the Dubai Police campaign as use of drugs at the World Arab Boxing Championships to be held at the Dubai Tennis Stadium on March 31 and April 1.
Some of the best boxers from the region have confirmed for the two-day boxing extravaganza and they have been fully supportive of the Dubai Police campaign against drug abuse. The boxers will wear T-shirts with the letters “No To Drugs” embossed on them during the course of the competition.
The World Arab Boxing Championships will have legendary British boxer Danny Williams as the star spectator on both days of the competition at the Dubai Tennis Stadium.
Williams is famous for defeating former world champion Mike Tyson in Freedom Hall State Fairground in Kentucky in July 2004. In December the same year, Williams – also known as the ‘Brixton Bomber’ challenged for the WBC world heavyweight crown, only to be stopped in the eighth round by Vitali Klitschko.
Organised by the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) in coordination with international boxing body FIBA and Golden Star Media, the two-day boxing event will be a combination of sports and entertainment as some of the top boxers from the region are seen in action at the Dubai Tennis Stadium.
Held under the patronage of Shaikh Mansour bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the first day of the championship has been dedicated to men’s boxing, with seven main bouts along with another five supplementary fights involving boxers from the region.
The UAE’s Khadoom Al Ka’abi will take on Mauritania’s Saiduo Daillo in the 66kgs semi-middleweight class, while Ahmad Darmaki will be up against Morocco’s Nabil Mustapha in the 64kgs Super Lightweight category.
On the second day of the competition, five professional women’s bouts will be backed by another five fights involving amateur boxers from the Arab world.
In addition, there will be a range of top singers on both the days including Lebanese Miriam Fares, the UAE’s Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Pakistani Atif Aslam, Iranian Mansour and the Filipino group Free Style Philippines Band. Ticket-holders will be entitled to attend the boxing and the post-match entertainment on both days.
Tickets have been priced at Dh200, 300 and 500 with boxing action commencing on both days at 6.30pm.
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