Cassius Chiyanika (born March 1, 1984 in Maamba, Sinazongwe District) is a

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...

amateur boxer Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...

who competed at the 2008 Olympics at flyweight. He competed in the Commonwealth 2006 Games at junior fly but lost his first bout. He went up to flyweight when

Kennedy Kanyanta Kennedy Kanyanta (born April 10, 1979 in Mufulira, Copperbelt) is a Zambian boxer who won the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the men's flyweight division and bronze at the 2007 AllAfrica Games as an amateur. Amateur At the Olympics 2000 he had a bye, ...

turned pro and won the

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: Compe ...

beating fighters like

Jackson Chauke Jackson Van Tonder Chauke (born 29 May 1985) is a South African professional boxer who has held the WBC International flyweight title since 2019. As an amateur he won silver medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and 2007 All-Africa Games, both ...

thus qualifying for Beijing. He lost his Olympic debut to Italian favorite

Vincenzo Picardi Vincenzo Picardi (born October 20, 1983 in Casoria) is an Italian professional boxer best known for winning a bronze medal in the flyweight division both at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago and at the 2008 Olympics. He fai ...

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1984 births Living people Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Zambia Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Zambia Zambian male boxers People from Sinazongwe District {{Zambia-boxing-bio-stub