France Mabiletsa

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France Mabiletsa
Personal information
Full nameFrance Lassie Mabiletsa
NationalityFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Born (1962-11-25) November 25, 1962 (age 60)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Light-Heavyweight

France Lassie Mabiletsa (born 25 November 1962), known as France Mabiletsa, is an Olympic light heavyweight boxer from Botswana. He won a bronze medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Mabiletsa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.