Pakistan’s Rizwan Ali secured a first-round knockout victory against India’s Pawan Gupta at Karate Combat 45 in Dubai.
Pakistan edged India out 2-1 in the Karate Combat 45 competition in Dubai on Saturday night, with an “unstoppable” Shahzaib Rind convincingly beating India’s Rana Singh to seal the win.
Karate Combat hosts events around the world, showcasing bouts between skilled fighters from different weight classes and countries.
The match between the two countries was decided in the final round after Pakistan’s Rizwan Ali and India’s Himanshu Kaushik won the first and second competition of the match, respectively.
The competition began with Ali taking on India's Pawan Gupta. Ali swiftly dominated the bout, knocking out Gupta early on and securing a victory for Pakistan.
While, in the second match, India's Himanshu Kaushik defeated Pakistan's Faizan Khan, evening the score to 1-1.
Finally, Rind delivered decisive strikes against Singh, securing Pakistan's victory with a score of 2-1.
Karate Combat wrote on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) noting, "Shahzaib Rind is just unstoppable inside the pit!” .Pakistan beats India 2-1 with this victory."
After the fight, Rindh came into the ring raising both Pakistani and Indian flags as his gesture of peace between the two countries.
"This fight was for peace. We are not enemies, we are together,” Rindh said after the match
