1st AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held from January 23 to January 31, 2008, in Algiers, Algeria.[1]

Tournament details
Host nationAlgeria
DatesJanuary 23 – January 31
Teams21
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Official website
tournament website

Qualifying

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21 teams participated in this tournament:

Number in ( ) is total boxer in each country

Competition System

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The competition system of the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament is the knockout round system. Each boxer fights one match per round.

Super heavyweight

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The Super Heavyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Super Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 91 kilograms.

List of boxers

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Medalists

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Results

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Semifinal Round

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3rd day
 Mohamed Amanissi (MAR) RET R2  Haruna Osumanu (GHA)
 Newfel Ouatah (ALG) 17 – 6  Stephane Gomis (SEN)

Final Round

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5th day
 Mohamed Amanissi (MAR) 6 – 21  Newfel Ouatah (ALG)

Qualification to Olympic games

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Heavyweight

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The Heavyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 81 - 91 kilograms.

List of boxers

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Medalists

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Results

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Quarterfinal Round

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2nd day
 Awusone Yekeni (GHA)9 - 14 Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR)

Semifinal Round

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Final Round

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5th day
 Abdelaziz Touilbini (ALG)18 - 2 Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR)

Qualification to Olympic games

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Light heavyweight

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The Light Heavyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Light Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 75 – 81 kilograms.

list of boxers

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Medalists

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Results

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Quarterfinal round

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2nd day
 Zouhair Boustane (MAR) 9 – 27  Unathi Jacobs (RSA)
 Assane Faye (SEN) 4 – 19  Mourad Sahraoui (TUN)

Semifinal round

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3rd day
 Bastir Samir (GHA) 8 – 27  Abdelhafid Benchebla (ALG)
 Unathi Jacobs (RSA) 3 – 14  Mourad Sahraoui (TUN)

Final Round

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Qualification to Olympic games

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Middleweight

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The Middleweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 69 – 75 kilograms.

List of boxers

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Medalists

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Results

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Quarterfinal Round

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Semifinal Round

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3rd day
 Nabil Kassel (ALG) 7 – 17  Mohamed Hikal (EGY)
 Daniel Shisia (KEN) 0 – 14  Ahmed Saraku (GHA)

3rd place Round

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4th day
 Nabil Kassel (ALG) 17 – 8  Daniel Shisia (KEN)

Final Round

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5th day
 Mohamed Hikal (EGY) 11 – 4  Ahmed Saraku (GHA)

Qualification to Olympic games

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Welterweight

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The Welterweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 64 – 69 kilograms.

list of boxers

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Medalists

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Results

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Quarterfinal Round

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2nd day
 Mujandjae Kasuto (NAM) 2 – 19  Joseph Mulema (CMR)
 Rached Merdassi (TUN) 6 – 3  Moses Kopo (LES)
 Mehdi Khalsi (MAR) 13 – 25  Choayeb Oussassi (ALG)
 Hosam Bakr Abdin (EGY) RSCOS R2  Bruno Bongongo (CAF)

Semifinal Round

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3rd day
 Joseph Mulema (CMR) DSQ R3  Rached Merdassi (TUN)
 Choayeb Oussassi (ALG) 6 – 16  Hosam Bakr Abdin (EGY)

3rd place Round

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4th day
 Rached Merdassi (TUN) WO  Choayeb Oussassi (ALG)

Final Round

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5th day
 Joseph Mulema (CMR) 3 – 14  Hosam Bakr Abdin (EGY)

Qualification to Olympic games

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Light Welterweight

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The Light Welterweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Light Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 60 - 64 kilograms.

List of boxers

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Medalists

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Results

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Preliminary round

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Quarterfinal round

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Semifinal round

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3rd day
 Hastings Bwalya (ZAM) 21 - 22  Driss Moussaid (MAR)
 Abdel Rahman Salah Oraby (EGY) 9 - 21  Hamza Hassini (TUN)

3rd place Round

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4th day
 Hastings Bwalya (ZAM) 21 - 3  Abdel Rahman Salah Oraby (EGY)

Final round

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5th day
 Driss Moussaid (MAR) 17 - 8  Hamza Hassini (TUN)

Qualification to Olympic games

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Lightweight

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  • The Lightweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 57 - 60 kilograms.

List of boxers

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Medalists

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Results

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Preliminary round

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1st day
 Daniel Tadele (ETH) RSCOS R3  Tahar Tamsamani (MAR)
 Achille Apie (CMR) RSC R3  Gaber Abdelhamid Yasin (EGY)
 Owethu Mbira (RSA) 12 - 14  Hamza Kramou (ALG)
 Jean Paul Melly (SEY) 3 - 26  Julius Indongo (NAM)

Quarterfinal Round

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Semifinal Round

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3rd day
 Saifeddine Nejmaoui (TUN) 19 - 7  Frederik Lawson (GHA)
 Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) 10 - 25  Hamza Kramou (ALG)

3rd place Round

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4th day
 Frederik Lawson (GHA) RET R3  Tahar Tamsamani (MAR)

Final Round

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5th day
 Saifeddine Nejmaoui (TUN) 11 - 4  Hamza Kramou (ALG)

Qualification to Olympic games

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Featherweight

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The Featherweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 54–57 kilograms (119–126 lb).

List of boxers

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Medalists

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Results

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Preliminary round

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Quarterfinal round

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Semifinal round

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3rd day
 Emanuel Thabiso Nketu (LES) 4 - 12  Mahdi Ouatine (MAR)
 Abdelkader Chadi (ALG) 23 - 14  Alaa Shili (TUN)

3rd place Round

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4th day
 Emanuel Thabiso Nketu (LES) RSCI R4  Alaa Shili (TUN)

Final round

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5th day
 Mahdi Ouatine (MAR) WO  Abdelkader Chadi (ALG)

Qualification to Olympic games

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Bantamweight

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  • The Bantamweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition.

List of boxers

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Medalists

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Results

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Preliminary round

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Quarterfinal Round

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Semifinal Round

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3rd day
 Hicham Mesbahi (MAR) 11 - 1  Joseph Mhlongo (RSA)
 Khumiso Ikgopoleng (BOT) RET R2  Abdelhalim Ouradi (ALG)

3rd place Round

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4th day
 Joseph Mhlongo (RSA) 4 - 13  Khumiso Ikgopoleng (BOT)

Final Round

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5th day
 Hicham Mesbahi (MAR) 0 - 6  Abdelhalim Ouradi (ALG)

Qualification to Olympic games

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Flyweight

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  • The Flyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 48 - 51 kilograms.

List of boxers

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Medalists

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Results

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Preliminary round

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1st day
 Abdelillah Nhaila (MAR) WO  Vusi Simelane (SWZ)

Quarterfinal Round

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Semifinal Round

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3rd day
 Walid Cherif (TUN) 13 - 1  Molla Getachew (ETH)
 Evance Chungu (ZAM) 6 - 19  Abdelillah Nhaila (MAR)

3rd place Round

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4th day
 Molla Getachew (ETH) 16 - 1  Evance Chungu (ZAM)

Final Round

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5th day
 Walid Cherif (TUN) 19 - 1  Abdelillah Nhaila (MAR)

Qualification to Olympic games

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Light flyweight

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The Light Flyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms.

List of boxers

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Medalists

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Results

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Preliminary round

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1st day
 Thomas Essomba (CMR)28 - 11 Lebogang Pilane (RSA)

Quarterfinal Round

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Semifinal Round

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3rd day
 Redouane Boubraouat (ALG)8 - 32 Suleiman Bilali (KEN)
 Jafet Uutoni (NAM)22 - 7 Manyo Plange (GHA)

3rd place Round

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4th day
 Redouane Boubraouat (ALG)10 - 27 Manyo Plange (GHA)

Final Round

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5th day
 Suleiman Bilali (KEN)RET 4 Jafet Uutoni (NAM)

Qualification to Olympic games

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Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light flyweight
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Namibia Jafet Uutoni Kenya Suleiman Bilali Ghana Manyo Plange
Flyweight
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Tunisia Walid Cherif Morocco Abdelillah Nhaila Ethiopia Molla Getachew
Bantamweight
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Algeria Abdelhalim Ouradi Morocco Hicham Mesbahi Botswana Khumiso Ikgopoleng
Featherweight
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Morocco Mahdi Ouatine Algeria Abdelkader Chadi Tunisia Alaa Shili
Lightweight
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Tunisia Saifeddine Nejmaoui Algeria Hamza Kramou Morocco Tahar Tamsamani
Light Welterweight
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Morocco Driss Moussaid Tunisia Hamza Hassini Zambia Hastings Bwalya
Welterweight
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Egypt Hosam Bakr Abdin Cameroon Joseph Mulema Algeria Choayeb Oussassi
Middleweight
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Egypt Mohamed Hikal Ghana Ahmed Saraku Algeria Nabil Kassel
Light Heavyweight
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Algeria Abdelhafid Benchebla Tunisia Mourad Sahraoui Ghana Bastir Samir
South Africa Unathi Jacobs
Heavyweight
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Algeria Abdelaziz Touilbini Morocco Mohamed Arjaoui Cameroon Boyomo David Assiene
Namibia Tobias Mabuta Munihango
Super Heavyweight
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Algeria Newfel Ouatah Morocco Mohamed Amanissi Senegal Stephane Gomis
Ghana Haruna Osumanu

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Algeria4228
2 Morocco2417
3 Tunisia2215
4 Egypt2002
5 Namibia1012
6 Ghana0123
7 Cameroon0112
8 Kenya0101
9 Botswana0011
 Ethiopia0011
 Senegal0011
 South Africa0011
 Zambia0011
Totals (13 entries)11111335

Symbol of AIBA

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KO DSQ BDSQ JURY RSC RSCH RSCI RSCOS NC WO RET R
Knockout Disqualified Both disqualified Result determined by jury votes Referee stop contest Referee stop contest by head blow Referee stop contest by injured Referee stop contest outscored No contest Walkover Retired Round

See also

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References

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