Endalkachew Kebede (born August 17, 1980 in

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) is a retired amateur Ethiopian boxer. He claimed a silver medal in the light flyweight division at the

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, and also represented his nation

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at the

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. Kebede qualified for the men's light flyweight division (48 kg) at the

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. Earlier in the process, he guaranteed a spot on the Ethiopian boxing team after picking up a silver medal from the All-Africa Games. Kebede opened his bout with a forceful 26–21 victory over Japan's Toshiyuki Igarashi, before he lost the second round to China's

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, resulting in an effortless score 8–31.

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