Pakistan’s premier professional boxer and reigning WBA Gold bantamweight champion Mohammad Waseem is considering several overseas destinations for his training for the next professional fight which is more likely to be held latter this year.

 Waseem will either go for his WBA gold title defence fight or he will opt for a unification fight.

 “Yes England, United States and Europe are on my radar as training destinations for my next fight which will most probably be held in December,” Waseem told The Express Tribune on Friday.

“What I want is to go for my WBA gold title defence which is very important. And then we will plan for other options,” Waseem was quick to add.

Waseem had won his World Boxing Association Gold World Bantamweight title against Jakrawut Majungoen of Thailand in a 12-round bout at the Garrison Sports Complex Lahore last year.

 A few months before that, he had lifted his first WBA gold world title in Quetta by beating Venezuela’s Wiston Orono.

It was a dream of the valiant boxer who also has to his credit a bronze in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, and a silver medal in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Waseem, despite having snared so many international medals in amateur circuit, however, has not played in the Olympics.

He had come agonizingly close to book an Olympic spot in London Games but he narrowly missed that chance when he lost in the quarter-finals of the Asia Qualifiers in Astana.

Waseem was also recently offered a fight in the United States but he did not opt for it because of a short time at his disposal.

“Yes a fight had been offered in the US but time was too short and it was not possible to undergo the required training,” the Quetta-born fighter said.

There are also chances of Waseem’s possible fight against one of the greatest boxers of the world Jesse Rodriguez of the US, a champion in multiple divisions.

“Yes talks are on and if this fight is finalized it would be good. He is a tough boxer but I can beat him,” Waseem said.

“If this happens then I will move to the US for training. I think three months training will be enough,” Waseem said.

Waseem has been a rare fighter of the world who had become the WBC flyweight silver champion in only his fourth professional fight and he then went to defend it smartly. He latter also secured this title for the third time.

Waseem turned pro in 2015 months after he secured bronze medal for the country in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.

And his top flight continued. Although he faced a couple of casualties when he lost his two world title fights he played against South Africa’s Moruti Mthalane in Malaysia and Sunny Edwards of England in Dubai in 2022. In both these fights Waseem was seen dominating but the eventual decisions went against the Pakistani fighter on both occasions.