Jegbefumere Albert (born 27 July 1981) is a Nigerian boxer who competed in the

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division. At the

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, Albert was defeated by

Rudolf Kraj Rudolf Kraj () (born 5 December 1977 in Mělník, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech boxer. Amateur He won the silver medal in the men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He lost to Aleksandr Lebzia ...

from the Czech Republic during the quarterfinal match. In

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Jegbefumere Albert defeated

Joseph Lubega Joseph Lubega (born January 1, 1982) is an Ugandan professional boxer. As an amateur, he participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his country. There he was stopped in the first round of the middleweight division by Thailand's eventual bronze ...

(Ugandan) in the final to win a gold medal for Nigeria.

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