Yahia El-Mekachari Explained

Yahia El-Mekachari (born February 7, 1990, in Gafsa) is a Tunisian light heavyweight amateur boxer who competed at the 2012 Olympics.

At the All-Africa Games 2011 he lost to eventual winner Abdelhafid Benchebla 7:14.[1] but won the 2011 African Championships and the 2011 Pan-Arab Games.[2] [3]

He won the 2012 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament to qualify for the 2012 Olympics.[4] At the Olympics he defeated veteran Jakhon Qurbonov 16:8 but lost to Elshod Rasulov 6:13 in the second round.[5]

References

  1. http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AllAfricaGames2011.pdf Results
  2. http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AfricanChampionships2011.pdf Results A.Games
  3. Web site: 12.Pan Arab Games - Doha, Qatar - December 14-20 2011. amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. 2019-03-02.
  4. Web site: African Olympic Qualifier - Casablanca, Morocco - April 28 - May 5 2012. amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. 2019-03-02.
  5. Web site: Yahia El-Mekachari Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060045/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/yahia-el-mekachari-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2019-03-02.

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