Siphiwe Lusizi (born August 5, 1989 in
Mdantsane
Mdantsane is a South African urban township situated 15 km away from East London, Eastern Cape, East London and 37 km away from King William's Town, Qonce in the Eastern Cape. It is the second largest township in the Eastern Cape after ...
) is a South African boxer. At the
2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the
Men's welterweight, and defeated
Ahmad Abdul-Karim of
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
on points, but was defeated in the second round by
Gabriel Maestre
Gabriel José Maestre Pérez (born 22 July 1986) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. As an amateur he competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, whilst also winning medals at the 2013 World Championships and the 2015 and 2019 Pan America ...
of
Venezuela
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.
At the
2014 Commonwealth Games, he competed in the men's middleweight (75 kg) division. He beat Imrod Bartholomew and Eric Finau before losing to Northern Ireland's Connor Coyle in the quarterfinals.
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1989 births
Living people
People from Mdantsane
South African male boxers
Welterweight boxers
Olympic boxers for South Africa
Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa
African Games bronze medalists for South Africa
African Games medalists in boxing
Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games
Sportspeople from the Eastern Cape
21st-century South African people
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