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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

•   Abdelhafid Benchebla ( ALG)
•   Mourad Sahraoui ( TUN)

References

• AIBA