Lechedzani Luza

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Lechedzani Luza
Personal information
Full nameLechedzani Luza
NicknameMaster
NationalityFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Born (1978-12-20) December 20, 1978 (age 45)
Mbalambi,North East
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Flyweight
ClubUB Boxing Club
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Manchester Flyweight
African Amateur Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Yaoundé Flyweight

Lechedzani Luza (born December 20, 1978) is a boxer from Botswana. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Luza took the silver medal. He took gold in 2004 at the 2nd Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gaborone, Botswana, finally defeating Madagascar's Georges Rakotoarimbelo. He went on to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but Morocco's Hicham Mesbahi eliminated him in the first round of the men's flyweight ( 51 kg) division.

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