AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament 2008 – Light heavyweight

Boxing competitions

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

  •  Bastir Samir (GHA)
  •  Abdelhafid Benchebla (ALG)
  •  Zouhair Boustane (MAR)
  •  Unathi Jacobs (RSA)
  •  Assane Faye (SEN)
  •  Mourad Sahraoui (TUN)

Medalists

Gold Abdelhafid Benchebla
 Algeria
Silver Mourad Sahraoui
 Tunisia
Bronze Bastir Samir
 Ghana
Bronze Unathi Jacobs
 South Africa

Results

Quarterfinal round

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

Semifinal round

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

Final Round

5th day
 Abdelhafid Benchebla (ALG) WO  Mourad Sahraoui (TUN)

Qualification to Olympic games

References

  • AIBA