Singapore (Web Desk): Pakistan's Shahzaib Rind has won the World Karate Combat Light Heavyweight (CLH) Championship in Singapore.
Hailing from Balochistan, Shahzaib Rind defeated his Brazilian rival Luiz Victor Rocha in final.
Pakistan High Commissioner to Singapore, Rabia Shafiq also congratulated Rind for the “smashing fight and historic victory” at the Karate Combat Singapore.
“You have done us all proud. Keep reaching new heights, champ! Shout out to Pakistanis in Singapore for a massive show of support,” she said in a post on the social media site X.
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti congratulated Shahzeb Rind on winning the fight in karate combat
“Shahzeb Rind is the pride of Balochistan and Pakistan,” CM Bugti said.
Rind, an MMA fighter also won the world's premier full-contact striking league Karate Combat in the United States (US) before. He is also a six-time national champion.