Take it one bout at a time, coach tells boxers

Excited and ready: Mohd Abdul Qaiyum Ariffin (right) and Sheikh Rahmatullah Ibrahim are all set for their maiden Commonwealth Games outing. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: Let’s think of getting to the quarter-finals first before planning for a medal assault.

Those were the words of boxing coach Azmi Mohd Yunus, who wants his charges – Mohd Abdul Qaiyum Ariffin (flyweight 51kg) and Sheikh Rahmatullah Ibrahim (bantamweight 54kg) – to take one step at a time in the Commonwealth Games.