AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament 2008 – 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 edit

Medalists edit

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

Results edit

Quarterfinal round edit

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

Semifinal round edit

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

Final Round edit

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

Qualification to Olympic games edit

References edit