Cassius Chiyanika
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Cassius Chiyanika is a Zambia
n amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at flyweight.
He competed in the Commonwealth 2006 Games at junior fly but lost his first bout.
He went up to flyweight when Kennedy Kanyanta
turned pro and won the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
beating fighters like Jackson Chauke
thus qualifying for Beijing.
He lost his Olympic debut to Italian favorite Vincenzo Picardi
3:10.
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
n amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at flyweight.
He competed in the Commonwealth 2006 Games at junior fly but lost his first bout.
He went up to flyweight when Kennedy Kanyanta
Kennedy Kanyanta
Kennedy Kenyanta is a Zambian boxer who won the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the men's flyweight division and bronze at the 2007 AllAfrica Games as an amateur.-Amateur:...
turned pro and won the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held from 24 March to 29 March 2008 in Windhoek, Namibia. It was held at the Gymnasium Hall of the University of Namibia.- Competition System :...
beating fighters like Jackson Chauke
Jackson Chauke
Jackson Van Tonder Chauke is a South African boxer who won silver at flyweight at the Commonwealth Games 2006 and the All African Games 2007.-Career:At Melbourne 2006 he lost the final to Don Broadhurst....
thus qualifying for Beijing.
He lost his Olympic debut to Italian favorite Vincenzo Picardi
Vincenzo Picardi
Vincenzo Picardi is an Italian amateur boxer best known for winning a bronze medal in the flyweight division both at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago and at the Olympics 2008....
3:10.