GETTING STARTED
THE opening ceremony is done, the draw is in and the first bouts are underway at the AIBA men’s World championships at the Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.
For some boxers it’s been a long wait to get to this moment. Great Britain’s Harris Akbar had been biding his time during the last Olympic cycle. Now he gets his shot at one of the major international tournaments. He’ll have his first bout at the Worlds on Friday (October 29) at 71kgs.
“It was just waiting and believing in myself. For the past couple of years obviously being behind Pat.
