Kitson Julie (born 28 July 1983) is a Seychellois former boxer.
Kitson qualified for the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
by winning
that year's African Championship gold medal in
Gaborone
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.
[ He competed in the ]light welterweight
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Boxing Professional boxing
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event at the Games in Athens and was defeated in the first round by his Australian opponent .[
As of 2014, Julie was still boxing and had moved up to ]heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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level.[
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References
Seychellois male boxers
1983 births
Living people
Olympic boxers for Seychelles
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Light-welterweight boxers
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