Abdelhani Kensi
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Abdel Hani Kenzi is a boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

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Career

Kenzi participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...

 for his native North African country. There, he was stopped in the second round of the Light heavyweight (81 kg) division
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Heavyweight
The Light Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the third-heaviest class. Light Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 81 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results: -References:*...

 by Uzbekistan's eventual bronze medalist, Utkirbek Haydarov
Utkirbek Haydarov
Utkirbek Haydarov is an Uzbekistani boxer who competed in the light heavyweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.-Career:...

. He had formerly competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...

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Kenzi qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the 1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Casablanca, Morocco from January 15 to January 22, 2004. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from Africa to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria...

 in Casablanca, Morocco. In the final of the event, he defeated the Cape Verdian fighter, Flavio Furtado.

Kenzi won the bronze medal in the same division one year earlier, at the All-Africa Games
Boxing at the 2003 All-Africa Games
Boxing at the 8th All Africa Games was held in Abuja, Nigeria from October 4-13, 2003. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...

 in Abuja, Nigeria.
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