Aziz Ali (born September 15, 1980) is a Kenyan

amateur boxer An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist. History ...

who qualified for the

2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ...

light-heavyweight Light heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight. The light heavyweight class has ...

at the

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: Compe ...

despite being knocked out by

Bastie 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 Is ...

in the last fight. At the

Olympics The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competit ...

, he lost his first bout 3:8 to

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Bahram Muzaffer Bahram Muzaffer (born August 4, 1986 in Fergana, Uzbekistan) is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the light-heavyweight division. Biography Bahram Muzaffer was born in Uzbekistan to a family of Turkish Meskhetian descent. Three years l ...

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Living people Light-heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Kenya 1980 births Kenyan male boxers 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen {{Kenya-boxing-bio-stub