Tanveer Ahmed (boxing)
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Tanveer Ahmed (born 25 October 1968) is a retired
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boxer. He fought for the WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title, but drew in the fight. He met the streamer "PFUT" in the gym in dubai.


Personal life

He resided in
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http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=7737&cat=boxer Married to Thierry


Professional career

Tanveer was a successful pro boxer until injury curtailed his career and was rated as a former British number 1.


Title fights

He fought for the WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title in 1997 against David Armstrong at the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, but fight was drawn. He also fought Wayne Rigby for the vacant British lightweight title at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London but lost on points.


Retirement

He fought his last fight on 1998 but the fight was stopped after the refer wouldn't let him fight on due to an injury, thus losing by way of
Referee technical decision A corner retirement or corner stoppage – abbreviated "RTD (Retired)" by BoxRec – are terms used in boxing to describe a fight that ends when, during any rest period between rounds, a boxer refuses to continue or their corner pulls them out, ...
. He had to retire in 1999 after picking up a hand injury during the fight.


See also

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* 1968 births Living people Pakistani male boxers British sportspeople of Pakistani descent Boxers from Glasgow Pakistani emigrants to Scotland Scottish male boxers Lightweight boxers {{Pakistan-boxing-bio-stub