Published: 10:02 AM, 20 April 2026
Int’l combat sports event held at Bashundhara Sports City
Tanvir Bashundhara Group (TBG) hosted an international combat sports event featuring 12 independent matches and 24 young fighters of four nationalities at the Zulcan Indoor Arena, Bashundhara Sports City on Saturday night.
TBG Managing Director Ahmed Ibrahim Sobhan inaugurated the fighting event in the evening. Present at gallery were Safwan Bashundhara Global Chairman SafwanSobhan, Vice Chairman YeashaSobhan, and Sanvir Bashundhara Group Vice Chairman Aemil Ahmed Sobhan, according to a press release.
Fighters from Bangladesh, Thailand, Philippines and Singapore took part in Muay Thai, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), and boxing matches.
The organizers and sports personalities said such kind of events would help popularise Bangladeshi combat sports, motivate the youths in taking up sports, and present an international-standard stage for local young fighters.
The line-up of matches, contestants and winners in Saturday’s fight card is as follows:
Bout 1: Bangladesh’s YahasanHasin (winner) against AzizulSarker;
Bout 2: Bangladesh’s Azid Baby against Singapore’s Nick Chua (winner); Bout 3: Bangladesh’s Abdul Hamid Noor against Singapore’s Sean Rafael Sanny (winner);
Bout 4: Bangladesh’s ImonTonchangya (winner) against the Philippines’ RockieBactol;
Bout 5: Bangladesh’s Hussain Ahmed (winner) against Thailand’s WeerawatSapanlar;
Bout 6: The Philippines’ Mark Joseph Abrillo against Thailand’s NattawutKhaekhanchum (winner);
Bout 7: Bangladesh’s IsarKabir (winner) faced Bangladeshi Ronald Halder; Bout 8: Bangladesh’s GazzalyBenzadidZidan (winner) against local compatriot KaziJarif;
Bout 9: Bangladesh’s Masadul Reza Omeo against local compatriot Kaleb Chak;
Bout 10: Bangladesh’s ManjoorAlam (winner) against Philippines’ JohnPagalangan;
Bout 11: In women’s boxing, Bangladesh’s Sanjida Jannat (winner) against Thailand’s PornpimonPongpaew;
Bout 12: Bangladesh’s Mohamed Rashed (winner) against Thailand’s SingthongSorSingyu.
