Memnun Hadžić (born 20 January 1981) is a former

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from

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. As amateur he reached quarterfinals at the

2005 Mediterranean Games The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 (XV Juegos del Mediterráneo 2005 in Spanish), commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games, were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 Ju ...

in Almeria and won

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at the

2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Liverpool, England in November 2008. They were the 37th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. Medal winners M ...

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, UK. In december 2009 he became professional.

Highlights

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, Liverpool, UK, November 2008: * 1/8: Bye * 1/4: Defeated Rok Urbanc (Slovenia) 5:2 * 1/2: Lost to Denis Sergeev (Russia) AB 3

Memorijal Hakija Turajlić Memorijal Hakija Turajlić is a boxing tournament named in honor of Hakija Turajlić, a former Bosnian politician, economist and businessman who was assassinated in 1993 during the Bosnian War. The first Memorijal Hakija Turajlić was held in 1994, ...

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

, June 2003: * 1/2: Defeated Khaled Mustafa el-Sadik (Qatar) 14:2 * Finals: Defeated Dimitar Stoymenov (Bulgaria) 10:0

, June 2005: * 1/2: Defeated Ibrahim Hassan al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates) RSCO 2 * Finals: Defeated Tomislav Antelj (Serbia and Montenegro) 10:5

, June 2009: * 1/2: Defeated Abdul Rahman Ramadan (Kuwait) AB 3 * Finals: Defeated Goran Despotović (Serbia) 10:1 Arena Cup,

Pula Pula, also known as Pola, is the largest city in Istria County, west Croatia, and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istria, Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, wi ...

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, May 2009: * 1/4: Defeated Zsolt Bogdan (Hungary) 10:5 * 1/2: Lost to Razvan Cojanu (Romania) 8:3

References

1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina male boxers Heavyweight boxers Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Bosnia and Herzegovina 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen {{BosniaHerzegovina-boxing-bio-stub