Ali Mazaheri is an amateur 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 Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

, who competed in the 2006 Asian Games

Boxing at the 2006 Asian Games

Boxing at the 2006 Asian Games took place in the Academy for Sports Excellence in Sports City, 8 kilometers to the west of Doha. The event was only open to men, and the bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...

 in the Heavyweight (-91 kg)

Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...

 division and won the gold medal in the final bout against Uzbekistan's

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

 Jasur Matchanov

Jasur Matchanov

Jasur Mazhanov is an Uzbek amateur boxer from Tashkent who medaled repeatedly at 201 lbs in international tournaments.-Career:...

 25-19. He is also 2007 Asian champion. He was born in Kermanshah

Kermanshah

Kermanshah is a city in and the capital of Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 784,602, in 198,117 families.The overwhelming majority of Kermanshahi people are Shi'a Muslims...

, Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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At the Ahmed Öner Cup he beat Emad Abdelhalim Ali

Emad Abdelhalim Ali

-Career:Ali is best known for having won the gold medal in the men's super heavyweight division at the 2007 All-Africa Games.In 2006, he still competed at 201 lbs and lost in the first round of the Ahmed Öner Cup to Ali Mazaheri by RSCO. He beat Guy Bakutu Batangule 17:4, Mohamed Homrani ...

 and Denis Poyatsika

Denis Poyatsika

Denys Poyatsyka is a Ukrainian amateur boxer best known to win the European title at 201 lbs in 2006.-Career:Poyatsyka started to box in 1995...

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At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships

2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships

The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The championships were originally awarded to Moscow...

 he was upset early against Milorad Gajovic

Milorad Gajovic

Milorad Gajović is a Montenegrin amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics as a heavyweight. He has also had some success as an amateur kickboxer.-Boxing career:...

 (Montenegro).

He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

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 in Beijing, where he lost his debut to Russia's Rakhim Chakhkeiv

Rakhim Chakhkeiv

Rakhim Ruslanovich Chakhkiyev is an Ingush-Russian pro heavyweight boxer best known for winning a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships‎.-Amateur:...

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