Khalid Shafiq: The Naz style fighter who had 1 draw then vanished

I recall years ago a small Indian/P akistani lad who was hyped up under the Ingle banner. He had 1 fight which was a fortunate draw and then vanished. Around 2001

Anyone recall the name?

What happened to him?

 

The 17 year old who was supposedly better than Hamed at that age? His debut was a massive flop.

http://www.boxingbanter.com/viewtopic.php?t=5490

 

He was on sky apparently.

 

Thanks for that.

Khalid Shafiq fought a draw in 1998 against a bum on the the Harry Simon v Winky Wright card in South Africa

The newspaperbuild up said: Shafiq himself asserts he will end up being twice as good as Hamed - a bold statement indeed from a youngster who will not be able to fight in Britain until his 18th birthday under Boxing Board of Control regulations.

 

amazing how someone could get that amount of hype and then flop so badly. Turning the lad pro at 16 is bonkers too.

 

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Kid+Khalid+follows+in+footsteps+of+Prince'.-a060749041

 

Its hard to take Ingle seriously, every couple of years he has a fighter every bit as good as Naz or better.

 

If you had a kid starting out to box who would honestly send them to the Ingle gym? I know i wouldn't. I bet there's more fighters they've ruined then turned into good ones. I'm talking just strictly from a boxing point of view btw. I know they've done a lot for the community and in helping young kids in their personal lives. I don't like the Ingle boxing methods though. You just can't train everyone the same way, especially when that way is simply anti technique. Maybe a little harsh, but just my opinion.

 

i remember jawad saleeq from nottingham, not this guy though, he also just vanished off the map while on a good winning streak.

 

Despite the 2000 Olympic Games looming in Sydney, Ingle dissuaded Shafiq from extending his amateur career of some 20 bouts.

"I told him `listen, if you want to box it's the toughest business in the world, and you want paying for it'," stressed Ingle. "In the amateurs, people pat you on the back and give you a cup if you win. It's a load of rubbish."

wtf..

 

According to someone on this forum, I forget who, he was put away a few months after his debut. Drugs or Armed Robbery if memory serves me right.

 

http://roguesgallery666.blogspot.com/2012/01/murder-of-owain-leeson.html

http://webarchive.nationalarchives..../www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/144_7504.htm

Thats what happend to him.

 

Jawaid Khaliq, taxi driver and former IBO Welter Weight Champ. He vanished in 2004.

 

he went to jail for a bit.

i was looking up on him a good 4 years ago or so and found some info.

I also recall shafiq, this was around 96 or 97..brendan was making out he wasthe next/new naz etc like many stated here.

 

'Too Sleek' iirc. Remember tuning in to watch him challenge for the IBO belt, overseas I think?