1st AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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

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

Qualifying

21 teams participated in this tournament:

Number in ( ) is total boxer in each country

Competition System

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

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

Medalists

Gold Newfel Ouatah
 Algeria

Results

Semifinal Round

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

Final Round

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

Qualification to Olympic games

Heavyweight

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

Medalists

Gold Abdelaziz Touilbini
 Algeria
Silver Mohamed Arjaoui
 Morocco
Bronze Boyomo david Assiene
 Cameroon
Bronze Tobias Mabuta Munihango
 Namibia

Results

Quarterfinal Round

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

Semifinal Round

3rd day
 Abdelaziz Touilbini (ALG) RSC R3  Boyomo david Assiene (CMR)
 Tobias Mabuta Munihango (NAM) 6 - 10  Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR)

Final Round

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

Qualification to Olympic games

Light heavyweight

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

Medalists

Gold Abdelhafid Benchebla
 Algeria

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

Middleweight

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

Medalists

Gold Mohamed Hikal
 Egypt

Results

Quarterfinal Round

2nd day
 Odilo Machichi Leonard (TAN) 11 – 16  Nabil Kassel (ALG)
 Jean Baptiste Bekondji (CMR) 3 – 20  Mohamed Hikal (EGY)
 Daniel Shisia (KEN) 15 – 5  Biembe Marco Herry Saliku (COD)
 Mosolesa Tsie (LES) RET R3  Ahmed Saraku (GHA)

Semifinal Round

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

3rd place Round

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

Final Round

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

Qualification to Olympic games

Welterweight

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

Medalists

Gold Hosam Bakr Abdin
 Egypt

Results

Quarterfinal Round

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

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

3rd place Round

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

Final Round

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

Qualification to Olympic games

Light Welterweight

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

Medalists

Gold Driss Moussaid
 Morocco

Results

Preliminary round

1st day
 Abdel Rahman Salah Oraby (EGY) 28 - 21  Sanuel Kotey Neequaye (GHA)
 Bao Abdou Aziz M (SEN) WO  Hassane Mabalouit (BUR)
 Hamza Hassini (TUN) RSCOS R3  Herbert Goabaone Nkabiti (BOT)
 Tewolde Desta (ETH) RSCI R3  Hashim Simon Petro (TAN)

Quarterfinal round

2nd day
 Rachid Tariket (ALG) 2 - 16  Hastings Bwalya (ZAM)
 Driss Moussaid (MAR) 30 - 13  Rayton Okwiri (KEN)
 Abdel Rahman Salah Oraby (EGY) RSCOS R3  Bao Abdou Aziz M (SEN)
 Hamza Hassini (TUN) 24 - 2  Hashim Simon Petro (TAN)

Semifinal round

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

3rd place Round

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

Final round

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

Qualification to Olympic games

Lightweight

  • 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

Medalists

Gold Saifeddine Nejmaoui
 Tunisia

Results

Preliminary round

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

2nd day
 Gaolatlhe Mpotsang (BOT) 5 - 18  Saifeddine Nejmaoui (TUN)
 Brice Rotaric Bassole (BUR) WO  Frederik Lawson (GHA)
 Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) RSCOS R3  Achille Apie (CMR)
 Hamza Kramou (ALG) 17 - 10  Julius Indongo (NAM)

Semifinal Round

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

3rd place Round

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

Final Round

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

Qualification to Olympic games

Featherweight

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

Medalists

Results

Preliminary round

1st day
 Abdelkader Chadi (ALG) RSCOS R3  Thato Batshegi (BOT)
 Prince Octopus Dzanie (GHA) 19 - 6  David Munyasia (KEN)
 Larme Mhlongo (CAF) 5 - 18  Alaa Shili (TUN)
 Siraj Mulugeta (ETH) RSCOS R2  Mohamed Eliwa Ramadan (EGY)

Quarterfinal round

2nd day
 Abdon Hyacenthe Mewoli (CMR) 4 - 16  Emanuel Thabiso Nketu (LES)
 Mahdi Ouatine (MAR) 15 - 9  Tibust Mendes (SEN)
 Abdelkader Chadi (ALG) 19 - 3  Prince Octopus Dzanie (GHA)
 Alaa Shili (TUN) 14 - 9  Mohamed Eliwa Ramadan (EGY)

Semifinal round

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

3rd place Round

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

Final round

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

Qualification to Olympic games

Bantamweight

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

List of boxers

Medalists

Gold Abdelhalim Ouradi
 Algeria

Results

Preliminary round

1st day
 Khumiso Ikgopoleng (BOT) 22 - 6  Justin Ketchemi (CMR)
 Emilian Polino (TAN) 10 - 17  Immanuel Naidjala (NAM)
 Dabore Aboubacar Issaka (NGR) DSQ  Abdelhalim Ouradi (ALG)

Quarterfinal Round

2nd day
 Hicham Mesbahi (MAR) 22 - 6  Issah Samir (GHA)
 Tewodros Tilahun (ETH) 1 - 22  Joseph Mhlongo (RSA)
 Alla Mohamed Abdel Rehim Rezk (EGY) 12 - 13  Khumiso Ikgopoleng (BOT)
 Immanuel Naidjala (NAM) 5 - 12  Abdelhalim Ouradi (ALG)

Semifinal Round

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

3rd place Round

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

Final Round

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

Qualification to Olympic games

Flyweight

  • 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

Medalists

Gold Walid Cherif
 Tunisia

Results

Preliminary round

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

Quarterfinal Round

2nd day
 Jackson Chauke (RSA) 2 - 9  Walid Cherif (TUN)
 Dave Cesar (SEY) 4 - 20  Molla Getachew (ETH)
 Evance Chungu (ZAM) 8 - 6  Makassi Berlin Arthur Mbenguia (CAF)
 Abderrahim Mechenouai (ALG) 6 - 17  Abdelillah Nhaila (MAR)

Semifinal Round

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

3rd place Round

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

Final Round

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

Qualification to Olympic games

Light flyweight

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

Medalists

Gold Jafet Uutoni
 Namibia
Silver Suleiman Bilali
 Kenya
Bronze Manyo Plange
 Ghana

Results

Preliminary round

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

Quarterfinal Round

2nd day
 Natnael Getenet (ETH) 15 - 32  Redouane Boubraouat (ALG)
 Simanga Shiba (SWZ) RSCOS R3  Suleiman Bilali (KEN)
 Jafet Uutoni (NAM) 18 - 9  Redouane Bouchtouck (MAR)
 Manyo Plange (GHA) 24 - 10  Thomas Essomba (CMR)

Semifinal Round

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

3rd place Round

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

Final Round

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

Qualification to Olympic games

Medal summary

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

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Algeria (ALG)4228
2 Morocco (MAR)2417
3 Tunisia (TUN)2215
4 Egypt (EGY)2002
5 Namibia (NAM)1012
6 Ghana (GHA)0123
7 Cameroon (CMR)0112
8 Kenya (KEN)0101
9 Botswana (BOT)0011
 Ethiopia (ETH)0011
 Senegal (SEN)0011
 South Africa (RSA)0011
 Zambia (ZAM)0011
Totals (13 entries)11111335

Symbol of AIBA

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

References

  1. ^ "Two Africans Make It To Beijing 2008". November 5, 2007.
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