Dur Muhammad Baloch (1982/1983 – 9 July 2023) was a Pakistani international

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and national champion. He participated in

Boxing at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's 69 kg The men's welterweight (69 kilograms) event at the 2006 Asian Games took place from 2 to 13 December 2006 at Aspire Hall 5, Doha, Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar ...

. Baloch had previously played for

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and the

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, and had connections with the Merchant Navy. Baloch was the nephew of Vice President of the Pakistan Boxing Federation and Secretary of the Sindh Boxing Association, Asghar Baloch. He lived in

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and is survived by a widow and three children. Baloch died from a heart attack while aboard a ship in a port in Africa on 9 July 2023. He was 40. His father, Olympian Malang Baloch, died seven months prior to his death.

References

1980s births Year of birth uncertain 2023 deaths Pakistani male boxers Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games {{Pakistan-boxing-bio-stub