He won the Light Flyweight category at the national sub-junior levels from 1992 to 1996.

Qamar had a strong showing in the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, reaching the quarter finals before losing to Ron Siler of the United States.

[1] At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Qamar upset the home favorite Darren Langley 27-25 in the final, outscoring Langley 10-3 and surviving a standing count[2] in the dramatic final round after trailing by 5 points at the beginning of the fourth and last round.

[3] Qamar's career was plagued by injury and he did not win a major competition again, losing in the quarterfinals at the 2002 Asian Games at Pusan.

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