Bahram Muzaffer (born August 4, 1986 in

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) is a

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competing in the light-heavyweight division.

Biography

Bahram Muzaffer was born in Uzbekistan to a family of Turkish Meskhetian descent. Three years later his family fled the country in the midst of Turkish pogroms first to Russia, then to Azerbaijan, until they finally settled in Turkey in 1996.Türkiye'nin Milli Boksörü Ahıskalı Bahram Muzaffar Pekin'de
. Muzaffer qualified for the

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at light-heavyweight after he was re-allocated the position vacated by

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. At the Olympics, Muzaffer beat

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but lost in the round of 16 to

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's runner-up

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by 2:10. He moved up a division and lost a surprisingly close fight at the

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to eventual winner

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5:7.
He won the bronze medal at the 2011 European Amateur Championships held in

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, Turkey losing to

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. Later he went back down to win the Olympic qualifier at Light Heavyweight. At the

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he lost his first fight to

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. The Iranian edged past the first round 5-4 and the Turkish boxer clinched the second round with a similar result. In the final round, Rouzbahani gained the upper hand and upped his work rate and Muzaffer could not cope with the sudden injection of pace.

Achievements

;2006: *

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- * European Union Amateur Championships on May 23–27 in

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- ;2007: * European Union Amateur Championships on June 18–23 in

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- ;2008: *

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- ;2010: *

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- ;2011: * European Amateur Championships on June 17–24 in

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