Doha [Qatar], February 2: The 8th Katara Boxing Championship at the Katara Amphitheatre, with Venum 3 Fight Night providing a spectacular finale to the three-day event on Friday.
Russia's Ali Aliev emerged as the new WBC Cruiserweight Muay Thai World Champion in one of the highlights of the day after defeating American Chip Moraza-Pollard, while Iran's Sajad Sattari claimed the WBC Welterweight Muay Thai Diamond Title with victory over Thailand's Kaonar in the co-main event.
In the boxing ring, Algeria's Idriss Labidi stopped Indonesia's Rivo Rengkung with a clean knockout, and Filipino fighter Jadalie Medeiros captured the WBC Asia Women's Flyweight Title by overcoming Iran's Shirin Shabani.
The MMA bouts saw Russia's Kerimkhan Kerimkhanov defeat Lebanon's Abdulwahab Mashareqi by decision, and Qatar's Ruslan Satiev register a win over Azerbaijan's Bairam Shammadov.
Organized by the Qatar Boxing and Wrestling Federation, the championship featured amateur competitions over the first two days, with around 65 boxers from 15 Qatari clubs and a team from Lebanon competing across open, youth, and junior categories in 10 weight divisions.
HE President of QBWF Sheikh Fahad bin Khalid Al-Thani said that throughout the three-day saga, the event featured participation from all age categories -Prep, Junior, Youth, and Elite/Professional -with the first and second days dedicated to amateur competitions in the men's, youth, and junior divisions, featuring 15 clubs from Qatar and a team from Lebanon, competing across 10 weight divisions for 26 gold medals.
Source: Qatar Tribune
