Mohammad Waseem achieved a major breakthrough in his pro career when he became the first Pakistani boxer to clinch the World Boxing Council (WBC) silver flyweight title as he beat the experienced Jether Rodrigo Oliva of the Philippines at the Millennium Seoul Hilton, Seoul. The 28-year-old Quetta-born pugilist kept his nerves right from the first round till the final 12th round, which helped him emerge as the winner on the basis of points. The mercurial former Asian Games bronze medallist demonstrated fine skills during the marathon fight. He remained meticulous both in attack and defence. In the fourth, sixth and 12th rounds, he unsettled his rival Oliva, who has never tasted a knock-out defeat in his entire career.
