Amir Hussain (boxer)

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Amir Hussain
Personal information
NationalityIraqi
Born (1961-04-11) 11 April 1961 (age 59)
Iraq
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Sport Boxing

Amir Hussain is an Iraqi Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the flyweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He lost his first bout against Egypt's Gamal El-Komy. [1]

1988 Olympic results

Below is the record of Amir Hussain, an Iraqi flyweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:

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References

  1. "Amir Hussain Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.