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Afghan boxer training in UK for rematch against Namibia’s Meroro
Afghan refugee boxer Shokran Parwani is in training in the UK for his light heavyweight fight against Namibian Vikapita Meroro that is expected to take place in the next three months.
Parwani, who lives in Germany, is currently training at British heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua’s academy.
The upcoming fight will be a rematch for Parwani, who was defeated by Meroro in May this year in Russia.
Parwani says he will do his best to beat his opponent this time around, adding: “I’m at the Anthony Joshua Training Camp in Sheffield, UK, preparing for the upcoming match.”
Parwani, 29, has only one defeat from 17 fights to date.
Meroro, however, has won 30 of his 40 matches, with five knockouts to his name.
“My record is sixteen-one (16 wins and one defeat). Inshallah (God willing), it will be seventeen-one after the upcoming match. Thank you for your support and love, dear compatriots, who supported me after the match that I lost in Russia.”
Afghanistan A was defeated by Sri Lanka A with a margin of four wickets in the ongoing 50-over tri-nation cricket series.
The match was held on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Afghanistan had previously lost one match against Ireland and another against Sri Lanka in this series.
Batting first, the Afghan team set a target of 229 runs after losing eight wickets.
In response, Sri Lanka A chased down the target, losing six wickets.
Afghanistan’s U19 cricket team has officially qualified for the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup 2026, following the final day washout in the Asia Qualifiers.
After securing three big wins in their first three games, today’s match against Nepal U19s was washed out. Thanks to their superior Net Run Rate, Afghanistan U19s topped the table and book their berth in the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup 2026, which will take place early next year in Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Afghanistan’s national under-19 cricket team defeated the United Arab Emirates by 180 runs on Wednesday, maintaining their unbeaten streak in the group stage at the ICC Men’s U19 CWC Asia Qualifiers.
In this match, Afghanistan scored 359 runs for the loss of only 4 wickets at the end of 50 overs.
This marks Afghanistan’s third consecutive victory in the regional group stage.
Previously, they had defeated Hong Kong and Oman by 8 wickets each.
Afghanistan is set to face the host nation, Nepal, on Saturday (April 19) in what will be their final group-stage match.
The winner of that game is likely to secure a spot in the 2026 ICC Men’s U19 World Cup.
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