AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament 2008 – Flyweight

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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.

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List of boxers

Medalists

Gold Walid Cherif
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
Silver Abdelillah Nhaila
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
Bronze Molla Getachew
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Ethiopia

Results

Preliminary round

1st day
Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdelillah Nhaila  (MAR)WOFlag of Swaziland.svg  Vusi Simelane  (SWZ)

Quarterfinal Round

2nd day
Flag of South Africa.svg  Jackson Chauke  (RSA)2 - 9Flag of Tunisia.svg  Walid Cherif  (TUN)
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Dave Cesar  (SEY)4 - 20Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Molla Getachew  (ETH)
Flag of Zambia.svg  Evance Chungu  (ZAM)8 - 6Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Makassi Berlin Arthur Mbenguia  (CAF)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Abderrahim Mechenouai  (ALG)6 - 17Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdelillah Nhaila  (MAR)

Semifinal Round

3rd day
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Walid Cherif  (TUN)13 - 1Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Molla Getachew  (ETH)
Flag of Zambia.svg  Evance Chungu  (ZAM)6 - 19Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdelillah Nhaila  (MAR)

3rd place Round

4th day
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Molla Getachew  (ETH)16 - 1Flag of Zambia.svg  Evance Chungu  (ZAM)

Final Round

5th day
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Walid Cherif  (TUN)19 - 1Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdelillah Nhaila  (MAR)

Qualification to Olympic games

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