Yousry Hafez (born 30 August 1993) is an Egyptian amateur boxer who competed at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships. He has also won gold medals at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and 2019 African Games.

Yousry Hafez
Born
Yousry Rezk Mostafa Hafez

(1993-08-30) 30 August 1993 (age 30)
Alexandria, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Statistics
Weight(s)Super-heavyweight
Height6 ft 4+12 in (1.94 m)
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Egypt
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Super-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Super-heavyweight
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Super-heavyweight
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Maputo Super-heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Brazzaville Super-heavyweight

Amateur career edit

His first international medal was at the 2017 African Championships in Brazzaville, where he lost in the semi-finals to eventual gold medalist Arsène Fokou and took home a bronze medal.[1] He then competed in that year's World Championships in Hamburg, losing in his first bout against Joseph Goodall.[2] He won a gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, winning every fight by unanimous decision (UD) and beating Mohamed Firisse of Tunisia in the final,[3] and soon achieved another gold medal at the 2019 African Games.[4] The latter qualified him for the 2019 World Championships in Yekaterinburg, where he managed to win his first fight against Brazilian representative Joel da Silva.[5] In the 2020 African Olympic Qualification Tournament, he was the number one seed in the super-heavyweight bracket, but was eliminated in the first round by Maxime Njieyo Yegnong by split decision.[6]

Amateur results edit

References edit

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  9. ^ "4.Islamic Solidarity Games". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  10. ^ "19.African Championships Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  11. ^ "19.World Championships Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  12. ^ "18.Mediterranean Games Results". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Jeux Africains - Rabat 2019 Results" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  14. ^ "20.World Championships Results" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Egyptian National Championships Results" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  16. ^ "7th CISM Military World Games - Boxing Results". milsport.one. Retrieved 11 November 2020.