Flyweight boxer Waseem loses WBC world title shot due to Lack of funds

He didn't want anything in particular. Kim says he used his personal money to invest in his career since the moment he turned professional 3 years ago. It didn't pay off and now they're short on funds, and he can't continue to subsidize. I guess the biggest disappointment on his end is the lack of TV and endorsements coming in from Waseem's home country.

South Korea was never huge on boxing, and its been abysmal the last 5 years where their own fighters do shows in literal parking lots. So there was no chance foreign fighter like Waseem was ever going to make a living there, it had to be from Pak. According to the boxingscene article i linked a few posts above, he only turned pro because he couldn't get funds to continue his amateur career. Now its caught up on his pro career.
Shame, unless he can tap into the uk community or something like that.
 
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