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2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held from 24 March to 29 March 2008 in Windhoek, Namibia. It was held at the Gymnasium Hall of the University of Namibia. Qualifying 28 teams participated in this tournament: Competition System The competition system just like at the 1st AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament is the knockout round system. Each boxer fights one match per round. Qualified Boxers See also * 1st AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament References2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament fact sheet Boxing qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics, African Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxing competitions in Africa 2008 in Namibian sport, Boxing 2008 in African sport University of Namibia Sports competitions in Windhoek {{2008-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the northeast, approximating a quadripoint, Zimbabwe lies less than 200 metres (660 feet) away along the Zambezi, Zambezi River near Kazungula, Zambia. Namibia's capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, and has been inhabited since prehistoric times by the Khoekhoe, Khoi, San people, San, Damara people, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigration, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. From 1600 the Ovambo people#History, Ovambo formed kingdoms, such as Ondonga and Oukwanyama. In 1884, the German Empire established rule over most of the territory, forming a colony known as German South West Africa. Between 1904 and 1908, German troops waged a punitive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasheed Lawal
Rasheed Olawale Lawal (born 13 August 1983) is a Nigerian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics in the lightweight division. Marriage to Rebekah C Lawal in Ventura County, California on April 5, 2015 At the 2007 All-Africa Games he lost to Herbert Nkabiti at junior welterweight and went down a division. He finished second at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament after defeating Julius Indongo and losing the final to fellow qualifier Jean de Dieu Soloniaina . At the Olympics he was shut out 0:12 by Armenian Hrachik Javakhyan Hrachik Javakhyan (, born on July 6, 1984, in Vanadzor, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian boxer best known to win gold at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships and bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was awarded the Honored Master .... Referencessports-reference Olympic boxers for Nigeria Living people Lightweight boxers 1983 births Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria Boxers at the 2006 Commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olanrewaju Durodola
Olanrewaju Durodola (born 16 October 1980) is a Nigerian professional boxer who has held the African cruiserweight title since February 2020, and previously the WBC Silver cruiserweight title from 2015 to 2016. As an amateur he competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2009 World Championships, both at heavyweight. Career In his only previous major event he suffered a 29:29 countback loss to Camille Michel of Seychelles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The 1.92/6'3' Durodola did not compete at the 2007 All-Africa Games but qualified at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament by beating among others Awusone Yekeni. He lost his only Olympic match to Cuban Osmay Acosta, Acosta went on further to win a bronze medal. He is noted for his knockout power, even in the amateurs, having stopped the vast majority of his opponents. In 2011, Durodola has turned professional. His first professional bout was scheduled for 19 February at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauda Izobo
Dauda Izobo (born 20 June 1980) is a Nigerian amateur Boxing, boxer. Career Izobo qualified for the 2008 Olympics at Light-heavyweight at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He lost his semi-final to Bastir Samir (4:10), but defeated Domfack Adjoufack to win the third spot. External linksQualifier 1980 births Living people Light-heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Nigeria Nigerian male boxers 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aziz Ali
Aziz Ali (born September 15, 1980) is a Kenyan amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament despite being knocked out by Bastie Samir in the last fight. At the Olympics, he lost his first bout 3:8 to Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...'s Bahram Muzaffer. References External linksQualifier Living people Light-heavyweight boxers [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastir Samir
Bastir Samir (born May 19, 1989) is a Ghanaian boxer who won silver in the welterweight division at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He qualified for the Olympics 2008 in the light-heavyweight division. Career Samir is the brother of bantamweight Issa Samir and is the team captain of Ghana's national team ''Black Bombers''. He won the African Championships in the welterweight division in May 2007. At the All-African Games, he knocked out Egypt's Hosam Bakr Abdin, but lost the final bout to Tunisia's Rached Merdassi. He missed the world championships as he could not make the weight and had to jump two weight classes to light-heavyweight to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics because Ahmed Saraku was the established middleweight. He managed to achieve this in 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the second qualifier. Professional record , - style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;" , align="center" colspan=8, 5 Wins (5 knockouts), 0 Losses, 0 Draw , - style="margin: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herry Saliku Biembe
Herry Saliku Biembe (born 14 May 1981) is a boxer from Democratic Republic of the Congo who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at middleweight. At the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament the previously unknown Biembe won second place, even though he was shut out in the final by Badou Jack of Gambia. In the Olympics, he lost his opening bout to Georgios Gazis of Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ... and was eliminated. References External links * Herry Saliku Biembe's profile at NBC Olympics* 1981 births Living people Martial artists from Kinshasa Middleweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Democratic Republic of the Congo male boxers Olympic boxers for the Democratic Republic of the Congo 21st-century Democratic Republic o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badou Jack
Badou Jack (born 31 October 1983) is a Swedish professional boxer. He has held world titles in three weight classes, including the WBC super-middleweight title from 2015 to 2017, the WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title in 2017, and the WBC cruiserweight title in 2023. As an amateur, he represented Gambia at the 2008 Olympics, reaching the first round of the middleweight bracket. Amateur career Jack began his amateur boxing career in 2001 at the age of 18. He held a record of 150 wins and 25 losses. He won Sweden's national championship five years in a row, 2004–2008, 4 times at middleweight and once at light heavyweight. Jack boxed for Djurgårdens IF. In 2007, Jack was named the boxer of the year by the Swedish Boxing Federation. In his last national championship in 2008 he defeated fellow rising star Erik Skoglund in the finals. He represented Sweden at light-heavyweight before changing to Gambia, where he qualified for the 2008 Games. At the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehdi Khalsi
Mehdi Khalsi (born June 6, 1986, in Casablanca) is a Moroccan amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics at welterweight (69 kg). At the 2008 Summer Olympics he lost in his debut to Dilshod Mahmudov Dilshod Mahmudov (Дильшод Махмудов; born November 30, 1982) is a retired professional Boxing, boxer from Uzbekistan who won several medals in international tournaments. Career Formally of Uzbekistan, Dilshod Mahmudov is now base ... 3–11. At the 2012 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament he qualified again at the same weightclass. At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he again lost in his first fight to Yasuhiro Suzuki, 13:14. References External linksYahoo 1986 births Boxers from Casablanca Olympic boxers for Morocco Living people Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Moroccan male boxers 20th-century Moroccan people 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen {{morocco- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickson Abaka
Nickson is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Arthur Nickson (1902–1974), British writer of western fiction * Chantelle Nickson-Clark, American politician *David Nickson, Baron Nickson (born 1929), British businessman * Elizabeth Nickson, Canadian journalist *George Nickson (1864–1924), Anglican bishop * Graham Nickson (1946–2025), British artist *Hilda Nickson aka Hilda Pressley (1912–1977), British writer of romance novels *J. J. Nickson (1915–1985), American physician *Julia Nickson Julia Nickson is an American actress. She first came to the attention of audiences in the United States in the Sylvester Stallone film '' Rambo: First Blood Part II''. She appeared in the 2004 film '' Ethan Mao'' and in the 2008 independent film ... (born 1958), Singaporean-born American actress * Nick Nickson (born 1953), American sportscaster * Susan Nickson (born 1982), English television screenwriter See also * Nixon (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mujandjae Kasuto
Mujandjae Kasuto (born 25 November 1985) is a Namibian amateur boxer who has competed twice at the Olympics. At the Commonwealth Games 2006 he lost early at junior welterweight (-64 kg). Kasuto competed for Namibia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in boxing at welterweight (-69 kg) after qualifying for the Games by winning his division at the qualifying tournament held in Windhoek in March 2008. At the 2008 Games, Kasuto lost in the round of 32 to Russia's Andrey Balanov. At the Commonwealth Games 2010 he lost to Northern Irishman Patrick Gallagher. At the All Africa Games 2011 he competed at middleweight (-75 kg) but lost to Felix Mwamba. At the Olympic qualifier he qualified for the Olympics at middleweight, beating fighters like Abdelmalek Rahou although he lost the final to local Badreddine Haddioui. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he beat Sobirjon Nazarov but lost to Zoltán Harcsa in the second round. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
