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2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held from 24 March to 29 March 2008 in Windhoek, Namibia. It was held at the Gymnasium Hall of the University of Namibia. Qualifying 28 teams participated in this tournament: Competition System The competition system just like at the 1st AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament is the knockout round system. Each boxer fights one match per round. Qualified Boxers See also * 1st AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament References2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament fact sheet Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxing competitions in Africa 2008 in Namibian sport, Boxing 2008 in African sport University of Namibia {{2008-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although Kazungula, it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi, Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Commonwealth of Nations. The driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia has been inhabited since pre-historic times by the San people, San, Damara people, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigration, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasheed Lawal
Rasheed Olawale Lawal (born 13 August 1983) is a Nigerian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics in the lightweight division. At the 2007 All-Africa Games he lost to Herbert Nkabiti at junior welterweight and went down a division. He finished second at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament after defeating Julius Indongo and losing the final to fellow qualifier Jean de Dieu Soloniaina . At the Olympics he was shut out 0:12 by Armenian Hrachik Javakhyan Hrachik Javakhyan ( hy, Հրաչիկ Ջավախյան, born on July 6, 1984, in Vanadzor, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian boxer best known to win gold at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships and bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics. .... * Marriage - Rebekah Lawal 04 May 2015 ;Ventura California. Referencessports-reference Olympic boxers for Nigeria Living people Lightweight boxers 1983 births Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olanrewaju Durodola
Olanrewaju Durodola (born 16 October 1980) is a Nigerian professional boxer who has held the African cruiserweight title since February 2020, and previously the WBC Silver cruiserweight title from 2015 to 2016. As an amateur he competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2009 World Championships, both at heavyweight. Career In his only previous major event he suffered a 29:29 countback loss to Camille Michel of Seychelles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The 1.92/6'3' Durodola did not compete at the 2007 All-Africa Games but qualified at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament by beating among others Awusone Yekeni. He lost his only Olympic match to Cuban Osmay Acosta, Acosta went on further to win a bronze medal. He is noted for his knockout power, even in the amateurs, having stopped the vast majority of his opponents. In 2011, Durodola has turned professional. His first professional bout was scheduled for 19 February at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauda Izobo
Dauda Izobo (born 20 June 1980) is a Nigerian amateur boxer. Career Izobo qualified for the 2008 Olympics at Light-heavyweight at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He lost his semi-final to Bastir Samir Bastir Samir (born May 19, 1989) is a Ghanaian boxer who won silver in the welterweight division at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He qualified for the Olympics 2008 in the light-heavyweight division. Career Samir is the brother of bantamweight Is ... (4:10), but defeated Domfack Adjoufack to win the third spot. External linksQualifier 1980 births Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aziz Ali
Aziz Ali (born September 15, 1980) is a Kenyan amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament despite being knocked out by Bastie Samir in the last fight. At the Olympics, he lost his first bout 3:8 to Turkey's Bahram Muzaffer Bahram Muzaffer (born August 4, 1986 in Fergana, Uzbekistan) is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the light-heavyweight division. Biography Bahram Muzaffer was born in Uzbekistan to a family of Turkish Meskhetian descent. Three years .... References External linksQualifier Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastir Samir
Bastir Samir (born May 19, 1989) is a Ghanaian boxer who won silver in the welterweight division at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He qualified for the Olympics 2008 in the light-heavyweight division. Career Samir is the brother of bantamweight Issa Samir and is the team captain of Ghana's national team ''Black Bombers''. He won the African Championships in the welterweight division in May 2007. At the All-African Games he knocked out Hosam Bakr Abdin, but lost the final bout to Rached Merdassi. He missed the world championships as he could not make the weight and had to jump two weight classes to light-heavyweight to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics because Ahmed Saraku Ahmed Saraku (born 1986) is a Ghanaian amateur boxer who won silver at the Light Heavyweight 81kg at the African Championship Madagascar 2007. At the 2007 All-Africa Games he dropped down to middleweight and won silver. He qualified for the ... was the established middleweight. He managed to achieve th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herry Saliku Biembe
Herry Saliku Biembe (born 14 May 1981) is a boxer from Democratic Republic of the Congo who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at middleweight. At the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament the previously unknown Biembe won second place, even though he was shut out in the final by Badou Jack of Gambia. In the Olympics, he lost his opening bout to Georgios Gazis of Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ... and was eliminated. References External links * Herry Saliku Biembe's profile at NBC Olympics* 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Kinshasa Middleweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Democratic Republic of the Congo male boxers Olympic boxers for the Democratic Republic of the Congo 21st-century Democratic Republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badou Jack
Badou Johannes Gabriel Jack (born 31 October 1983) is a Swedish professional boxer. He is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC super-middleweight title from 2014 to 2017 and the WBA light-heavyweight title in 2017. As an amateur he represented The Gambia at the 2008 Olympics, reaching the first round of the middleweight bracket. Amateur career Jack began his amateur boxing career in 2001 at the age of 18. He held a record of 150 wins and 25 losses. He won Sweden's national championship five years in a row, 2004–2008, 4 times at middleweight and once at light heavyweight. In 2007, Jack was named the boxer of the year by the Swedish Boxing Federation. In his last national championship in 2008 he defeated fellow rising star Erik Skoglund in the finals. He represented Sweden at light-heavyweight before changing to Gambia, where he qualified for the 2008 Games. At the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament he breezed through the comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehdi Khalsi
Mehdi Khalsi (born June 6, 1986 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics at welterweight (69 kg). At the 2008 Summer Olympics he lost in his debut to Dilshod Mahmudov 3-11. At the 2012 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament he qualified again at the same weightclass. At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he again lost in his first fight to Yasuhiro Suzuki is a Japanese boxer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the welterweight division (– 69 kg). He is an alumnus of the Takushoku University, and is Second lieutenant in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. Suzuki won the silv ..., 13:14. References External linksYahoo 1986 births Sportspeople from Casablanca Olympic boxers of Morocco Living people Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Moroccan male boxers 21st-century Moroccan people 20th-century Moroccan people {{morocco-box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickson Abaka
Nickson is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur Nickson (1902–1974), British writer of western fiction * David Nickson, Baron Nickson (born 1929), British businessman * Elizabeth Nickson, Canadian journalist * George Nickson (1864–1924), Anglican bishop * Hilda Nickson aka Hilda Pressley (1912–1977), British writer of romance novels *J. J. Nickson (1915–1985), American physician *Julia Nickson Julia Nickson is a Singaporean–American actress. She first came to the attention of audiences in the United States in the Sylvester Stallone film '' Rambo: First Blood Part II''. She appeared in the 2004 film ''Ethan Mao'' and in the 2008 inde ... (born 1958), Singaporean-born American actress * Nick Nickson (born 1953), American sportscaster * Susan Nickson (born 1982), English television screenwriter See also * Nixon (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nickson English-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mujandjae Kasuto
Mujandjae Kasuto (born 25 November 1985) is a Namibian amateur boxer who has competed twice at the Olympics. At the Commonwealth Games 2006 he lost early at junior welterweight (-64 kg). Kasuto competed for Namibia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in boxing at welterweight (-69 kg) after qualifying for the Games by winning his division at the qualifying tournament held in Windhoek in March 2008. At the 2008 Games, Kasuto lost in the round of 32 to Russia's Andrey Balanov. At the Commonwealth Games 2010 he lost to Northern Irishman Patrick Gallagher. At the All Africa Games 2011 he competed at middleweight (-75 kg) but lost to Felix Mwamba. At the Olympic qualifier he qualified for the Olympics at middleweight, beating fighters like Abdelmalek Rahou although he lost the final to local Badreddine Haddioui. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he beat Sobirjon Nazarov but lost to Zoltán Harcsa Zoltán Ádám Harcsa (born 20 November 1992) is a Hungarian middleweigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |