Herbert Nkabiti (27 March 1981 – 29 April 2017) was a

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professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2017. As an amateur, he won the junior welterweight silver medal at the

2007 All-Africa Games The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there. Besides Algeria, only Nige ...

Amateur career

At the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

, Nkabiti lost his second fight to eventual English winner

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. At the All-Africa Games, he defeated Rasheed Lawal and Rachid Tariket, but lost the final to

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. He failed to qualify for the 2008 Olympics, losing his bout in the Olympic qualifier to

Hamza Hassini Hamza Hassini (born August 18, 1987) is a Tunisian amateur boxer. He qualified for the 2008 Olympics in the Light Welterweight division. Hassini defeated, among others, Herbert Nkabiti and Abdelrahman Salah. A final loss to fellow qualifier Dri ...

Professional career

Between 2009 and 2014, Nkabiti compiled a 12-2-1 record, going unbeaten in his first bouts. On 28 April 2017 Nkabiti received a head injury in a fight with South African boxer Willers Baloyi. After sustaining a big uppercut, Nkabiti complained to his corner he was having trouble breathing. Nkabiti was taken from the ring, sedated, and rushed by ambulance to Sunwood Hospital. A CAT scan revealed Nkabiti had an old hairline fracture in his skull. Nkabiti was moved to Thelle Mogoerane, a state of the art medical facility in Vosloorus, in an attempt to save his life. He died on 29 April 2017.

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* 1981 births 2017 deaths Botswana male boxers Light-welterweight boxers Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Botswana Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games African Games silver medalists for Botswana African Games medalists in boxing Deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing People from Kanye, Botswana {{Botswana-boxing-bio-stub