Rund Kanika (born 15 July 1963) is a
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
* Boxer snipe ee ...
from
Zaire, who competed in the
light-heavyweight
Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruiserw ...
(– 81 kg) division at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
. Danika lost his opening bout to
Osmond Imadiyi
Osmond Imadiyi (born 4 November 1962) is a Nigerian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known ...
of
Nigeria. Kanika won the gold medal in the light-heavyweight division at the
1987 All-Africa Games
The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987, to August 12, 1987, in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports.
From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulti ...
, defeating
Mustapha Moussa of
Algeria in the final.
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1963 births
Living people
Light-heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
African Games gold medalists for DR Congo
African Games medalists in boxing
Democratic Republic of the Congo male boxers
Competitors at the 1987 All-Africa Games
Sportspeople from Kinshasa
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