Iraqi boxers in Pakistan tournament

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq’s Central Boxing Federation has received an official invitation from its Pakistani counterpart to participate in the world tournament hosted by Islamabad early next year. “The tournament will be held from January 1-9, 2010 with the participation of a large number of international teams,” the secretary general of the Iraqi federation, Moussa Omran, told IraqiNews.com news agency. The athletes who will represent Iraq in the competitions will be named later next month, Oman added. SS (P) 1