Sport
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.”
