Naim Terbunja
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Naim Terbunja (born 28 September 1984) is a Swedish professional boxer of
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descent 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 ...
at middleweight. Terbunja lost his round of 32 match against
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18 points to 6. Terbunja captured the prestigious National Golden Gloves championship in Salt Lake City, winning five bouts in seven days. Capping that stretch, he defeated the top-ranked fighter in the country – Luis Arias of Wisconsin – 3–2, in the finals of the 165-pound division. As an amateur boxer, Terbunja represented
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Professional boxing record


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* http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/05/10/2009-05-10_naim_terbunja_is_at_nationals.html#ixzz0dsXuM8YI * https://fightnews.com/bounce-weights-from-las-vegas/21296 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Terbunja, Naim 1984 births Living people Olympic boxers for Sweden Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Middleweight boxers Sportspeople from Pristina Kosovan emigrants to Sweden Swedish people of Kosovan descent Swedish people of Albanian descent Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Swedish male boxers Djurgårdens IF boxers 21st-century Swedish sportsmen