Yahia El-Mekachari (born February 7, 1990 in Gafsa) is a Tunisian light heavyweight amateur boxer who competed at the

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. At the All-Africa Games 2011 he lost to eventual winner

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7:14. but won the 2011 African Championships and the 2011 Pan-Arab Games. He won the

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to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. At the Olympics he defeated veteran Jakhon Qurbonov 16:8 but lost to

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6:13 in the second round.

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Living people Light-heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Tunisia Tunisian male boxers 1990 births Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Tunisia 21st-century Tunisian people {{Tunisia-boxing-bio-stub