Mohammad Bilal unfortunate against Geisler AP: WBC Asia Silver Super-Lightweight Title Fight (2019)

WBC Asia Silver Super-Lightweight Title Fight (2019) saw the defending champion, Geisler AP of Indonesia and Pakistan's emerging boxer, Mohammad Bilal Mehsud finishing the thrilling bout in a tie at Waringin Sports Hall Jayapura in Indonesia. 

Although the fight ended in a draw, Pakistani boxer, Mohammad Bilal knocked down his Indonesian counterpart, twice, performing well enough but could not win the fight as the Indonesian referee judges declared the fight in a tie. 

The Karachi-based, South Waziristan’s boxer, Bilal kept an upper hand throughout as the ten-round clash had to be stopped in the sixth round after Geisler’s left temple was injured. Bilal also knocked Geisler down in his sixth round with a hook punch. When the battle was stopped, both fighters were tied at 142-142. 

“I was unfortunate, I knocked him down twice, in the fifth and the sixth rounds, and handed him hectic beating but still the fight ended in a draw. You know Geisler was playing in his own town and this was the main reason he was favored.” Bilal claimed. 

“Don’t worry, I will beat him in future as I want to have a re-match and had written to the WBC for it."