Kenya qualifies four boxers as 2nd AIBA Africa Olympic Qualifier heads into finals day

28.03.2008

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Pic: Leonard Machicht (TAN), in red, is on top in his 75kg semifinal against Herry Biembe(RDC)

Twenty boxers from 13 countries confirmed their places at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China as the semifinals were completed at the 2nd AIBA Africa Olympic Qualification Tournament in Windhoek, Namibia on Friday.

Nine more vacancy spots will be confirmed on the finals day on Saturday as the 48kg through to 69kg and 81kg divisions offer a third qualification spot and will necessitate a box off while the 91kg class offers only one qualification spot to the winner.

After qualifying one boxer at the 1st AIBA Africa Olympic Qualification Tournament in Algiers, Algeria - Suleimane Bilali 48kg - Kenya have now five with four reaching the finals in Windhoek. After qualifying seven - one in the AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007 and six in Algiers - Morocco further qualified two boxers with a chance of a third in the 69kg bronze medal bout.

Saturday's 2nd AIBA Africa Olympic Qualification Tournament finals will start with eight bronze medal bouts at 13:00 (local time).

2nd AIBA Africa Olympic Qualification Tournament - Windhoek, Namibia
Boxers Qualified by Weight

Weight in kg

Qualified Boxers (Finalists)

Still in contention for Beijing Olympics (Bronze medal bouts)

Light Flyweight 
Up to 48kg

Bouchtouk Redouane (MAR)

11:0

Ronald Sergo (UGA)

Essomba Thomas (CMR)

12:3

Pilane Lebogang (RSA)

Flyweight
Over 48 to 51kg

Bernard Ngumba (KEN)

6:5

Michael Anu (NGR)
Jackson Chauke (RSA)

Cassius Chiyanikab (ZAM)

6:5

Bantamweight
Over 51 to 54kg

Issah Samir (GHA)

11:5

Aldina Muzeyi (UGA)
Emiliani P. Polino (TAN)

Louis R. Bruno Julie (MRI)

6:2

Featherweight
Over 54 to 57kg

Ghato Batshegi (BOT)

7:2

Ashley Dlamini (RSA)
Prince Octopus Dzanie (GHA)

Nicholas Okongo Okoth (KEN)

6:2

Lightweight
Over 57 to 60kg

Rasheed Lawal (NGR)

4:1

Juluis M. Indongo (NAM)
Apie Achille (CMR)

Jean de Dieu Solonianina (MAD)

3:2

Light Welterweight
Over 60 to 64kg

Louis Richardo Colin (MRI)

9:4

Smaila Mahaman (CMR)
Chi Mwemwe Ghiotina (MLW)

Samuel Kotey (GHA)

6:3

Welterweight
Over 64 to 69kg

Mejandjae Kasuto (NAM)

RET

Johnny Koen (RSA)
Khalisi Mandy (MAR)

Nickson Abaka (KEN)

5:4

Middleweight
Over 69 to 75kg

Herry Saliku Biembe (RDC)

 

 

Badou Jack (GAM)

 

Light Heavyweight
Over 75 to 81kg

Bastie Samir (GHA)

10 :4

Izobo Dauda (NGR)
Christian Donfack Adjoufack (CMR)

Aziz Ali (KEN)

RET

Heavyweight
Over 81 to 91kg

 

Gold Medal Bout:
Durodola Olanrewaju (NGR)
Abgonso Yao (TOG)

Super Heavyweight
+91kg

Ehwarieme Onorioge (NGR)
Mohamed Amaniss
i (MAR)

 


2nd AIBA Africa Olympic Qualification Tournament - Windhoek, Namibia
Boxers Qualified by Country

Country

Qualified Boxers

Total

Still in contention for Beijing Olympics

Kenya

Bernard Ngumba (51kg)
Nicholas Okongo Okoth (57kg)
Nickson Abaka (69kg)
Aziz Ali (81kg)

4

Michael Anu (51kg bronze medal bout)

Ghana

Issah Samir (54kg)
Samuel Kotey (64kg)
Bastie Samir (81kg)

3

Prince Octopus Dzanie (57kg bronze medal bout)

Mauritius

Louis R. Bruno Julie (54kg)
Louis Richardo Colin (64kg)

2

 

Morocco

Bouchtouk Redouane (48kg)
Mohamed Amanissi (+91kg)

2

Khalisi Mandy (69kg bronze medal bout)

Nigeria

Rasheed Lawal (60kg)
Ehwarieme Onorioge (+91kg)

2

Izobo Dauda (81kg bronze medal bout)
Durodola Olanrewaju (91kg gold medal bout)

Botswana

Ghato Batshegi (57kg)

1

 

Cameroon

Essomba Thomas (48kg)

1

Apie Achille (60kg bronze medal bout)
Smaila Mahaman (64kg bronze medal bout)
Christian Donfack Adjoufack (81kg bronze medal bout)

RD Congo

Herry Saliku Biembe (75kg)

1

 

Gambia

Badou Jack (75kg)

1

 

Madagascar

Jean de Dieu Solonianina (60kg)

1

 

Namibia

Mejandjae Kasuto (69kg)

1

Juluis M. Indongo (60kg bronze medal bout)

Zambia

Cassius Chiyanikab (51kg)

1

 

Malawi

 

 

Chi Mwemwe Ghiotina (64kg bronze medal bout)

South Africa

 

 

Pilane Lebogang (48kg bronze medal bout)
Jackson Chauke (51kg bronze medal bout)
Ashley Dlamini (57kg bronze medal bout)
Johnny Koen (69kg bronze medal bout)

Tanzania

 

 

Emiliani P. Polino (54kg bronze medal bout)

Togo

 

 

Abgonso Yao (91kg gold medal bout)

Uganda

 

 

Ronald Sergo (48kg bronze medal bout)
Aldina Muzeyi (54kg bronze medal bout)

Total

 

20

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