Hamid Rahimi ( fa, حمید رحیمی) is a boxer from

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. He is an ethnic Hazara who lives in

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. In February 2012, he won the New

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(WBU) Championship by defeating his Belarusian rival in

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. He also holds dual

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. He left Germany and arrived at

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on 4 March 2011, where he met the Afghan National Olympic Committee.

Early life and career

Hamid Rahimi was born in September 12, 1983 into an ethnic Hazara family in

First professional boxing match in Afghanistan

At 30 October 2012 the first professional boxing match in Afghanistan was held in Kabul. The match was against Said Mbelwa from

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for the WBO Intercontinental Middleweight Title. It ended in the 7th round when Mbelwa quit because of a shoulder injury. The match was broadcast on Afghanistan's national television. After winning the match, during a press conference Rahimi stated that he dedicated the award to the people of Afghanistan. , style="text-align:center;" colspan="8", 21 Wins (10 knockouts, 11 decisions), 1 Loss (0 knockouts, 1 decision), 0 Draws , - style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Res. , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Record , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Opponent , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Type , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Rd., Time , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Date , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Location , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Notes , - align=center , Win , align=center, 23–1, , align=left, Bronislav Kubin , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , - align=center , Win , align=center, 22–1, , align=left, Aliaksei Volchan , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 21–1, , align=left, Said Mbelwa , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 20–1, , align=left, Ruslan Rodivich , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 19–1, , align=left, Turgay Uzun , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 18–1, , align=left, Attila Kiss , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 17–1, , align=left, Bekay Elson , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss , align=center, 16–1, , align=left, Attila Kiss , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 16–0, , align=left, Armen Azizian , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 15–0, , align=left, Andy Thiele , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 14–0, , align=left, Jozsef Siklodi , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 13–0, , align=left, Kamil Mitras , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 12–0, , align=left, Karel Zdarsa , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 11–0, , align=left, Jevgenijs Kiseljovs , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 10–0, , align=left, Karim Allous , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 9–0, , align=left, Andreas Roeder , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 8–0, , align=left, Thomas Hengstberger , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 7–0, , align=left, Tahir Celic , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 6–0, , align=left, Yves Romainville , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 5–0, , align=left, Ihar Filonau , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 4–0, , align=left, Adam Gawlik , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 3–0, , align=left, Zsolt Botos , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 2–0, , align=left, Viorel Otava , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 1–0, , align=left, Slavomir Merva , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rahimi, Hamid Afghan male boxers Middleweight boxers Afghan emigrants to Germany German people of Hazara descent Living people Hazara sportspeople 1983 births German male boxers Naturalized citizens of Germany

Early life and career

First professional boxing match in Afghanistan

See also

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