Rasheed Olawale Lawal (born 13 August 1983) is a Nigerian amateur boxer who qualified for the

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in the lightweight division. At the

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he lost to

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at junior welterweight and went down a division. He finished second at the

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after defeating

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and losing the final to fellow qualifier Jean de Dieu Soloniaina . At the Olympics he was shut out 0:12 by Armenian

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. * Marriage - Rebekah Lawal 04 May 2015 ;Ventura California.

References

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