1st AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament explained

Continent:	World
Gender:	men
Size:	150
Host:	Algeria
Dates:	January 23 – January 31
Teams:	21
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Website:	tournament website
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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.

Results

Semifinal Round

3rd day
	RET R2
	17 – 6

Final Round

5th day
	6 – 21

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.

Results

Quarterfinal Round

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2nd day
	9 - 14

Semifinal Round

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3rd day
	RSC R3
	6 - 10

Final Round

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5th day
	18 - 2

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.

Results

Quarterfinal round

2nd day
	9 – 27
	4 – 19

Semifinal round

3rd day
	8 – 27
	3 – 14

Final Round

5th day
	WO

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.

Results

Quarterfinal Round

2nd day
	11 – 16
	3 – 20
	15 – 5
	RET R3

Semifinal Round

3rd day
	7 – 17
	0 – 14

3rd place Round

4th day
	17 – 8

Final Round

5th day
	11 – 4

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.

Results

Quarterfinal Round

2nd day
	2 – 19
	6 – 3
	13 – 25
	RSCOS R2

Semifinal Round

3rd day
	DSQ R3
	6 – 16

3rd place Round

4th day
	WO

Final Round

5th day
	3 – 14

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.

Results

Preliminary round

1st day
	28 - 21
	WO
	RSCOS R3
	RSCI R3

Quarterfinal round

2nd day
	2 - 16
	30 - 13
	RSCOS R3
	24 - 2

Semifinal round

3rd day
	21 - 22
	9 - 21

3rd place Round

4th day
	21 - 3

Final round

5th day
	17 - 8

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.

Results

Preliminary round

1st day
	RSCOS R3
	RSC R3
	12 - 14
	3 - 26

Quarterfinal Round

2nd day
	5 - 18
	WO
	RSCOS R3
	17 - 10

Semifinal Round

3rd day
	19 - 7
	10 - 25

3rd place Round

4th day
	RET R3

Final Round

5th day
	11 - 4

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 54kg-57kgkg (119lb-126lbkg).

Preliminary round

1st day
	RSCOS R3
	19 - 6
	5 - 18
	RSCOS R2

Quarterfinal round

2nd day
	4 - 16
	15 - 9
	19 - 3
	14 - 9

Semifinal round

3rd day
	4 - 12
	23 - 14

3rd place Round

4th day
	RSCI R4

Final round

5th day
	WO

Qualification to Olympic games

Bantamweight

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

Preliminary round

1st day
	22 - 6
	10 - 17
	DSQ

Quarterfinal Round

2nd day
	22 - 6
	1 - 22
	12 - 13
	5 - 12

Semifinal Round

3rd day
	11 - 1
	RET R2

3rd place Round

4th day
	4 - 13

Final Round

5th day
	0 - 6

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.

Preliminary round

1st day
	WO

Quarterfinal Round

2nd day
	2 - 9
	4 - 20
	8 - 6
	6 - 17

Semifinal Round

3rd day
	13 - 1
	6 - 19

3rd place Round

4th day
	16 - 1

Final Round

5th day
	19 - 1

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.

Results

Preliminary round

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1st day
	28 - 11

Quarterfinal Round

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2nd day
	15 - 32
	RSCOS R3
	18 - 9
	24 - 10

Semifinal Round

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3rd day
	8 - 32
	22 - 7

3rd place Round

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4th day
	10 - 27

Final Round

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5th day
	RET 4

Qualification to Olympic games

Medal summary

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

Symbol of AIBA

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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

• 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
• 1st AIBA European 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

References

1. Web site: November 5, 2007 . Two Africans Make It To Beijing 2008 .

• AIBA