Hastings Rasani
Encyclopedia
Hastings Rasani is a Zimbabwe
an light heavyweight
boxer
based in Birmingham
, England
. He is a journeyman fighter who once held the Zimbabwean national title. He has fought a number of notable fighters in his career, including world champions Carl Thompson
and David Haye
, as well as Prizefighter
winners Ovill McKenzie
, Tony Oakey
and Jon-Lewis Dickinson
.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an light heavyweight
Light heavyweight
In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...
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...
based in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He is a journeyman fighter who once held the Zimbabwean national title. He has fought a number of notable fighters in his career, including world champions Carl Thompson
Carl Thompson (boxer)
Carl Adrian Thompson is a retired British boxer and the former WBO, European, & British cruiserweight champion.- Professional boxing career :...
and David Haye
David Haye
David Deron Haye is a retired English professional boxer,Haye is the former WBA heavyweight champion. He is also the former unified world cruiserweight champion, holding the WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring cruiserweight titles, and also the former European cruiserweight champion.- Amateur :Haye...
, as well as Prizefighter
Prizefighter series
The Prizefighter series is a knock out boxing tournament created by boxing promoter Barry Hearn and aired on Sky Sports. The format has an initial eight fighters, who compete in four quarter-finals of 3 x 3 minute rounds followed by two semi-finals and one final all on the same night...
winners Ovill McKenzie
Ovill McKenzie
Ovill McKenzie is a Jamaican professional boxer fighting out of Derby in England; he competes primarily in the light heavyweight division but has also fought at cruiserweight...
, Tony Oakey
Tony Oakey
Tony Oakey is an English professional boxer who fights in the light heavyweight division.He is a former British, Commonwealth and WBU light-heavyweight boxing champion....
and Jon-Lewis Dickinson
Jon-Lewis Dickinson
Jon-Lewis Dickinson is a British boxer currently fighting in the cruiserweight class. In his early fights he beat journeymen Paul Bonson and Hastings Rasani on points, before winning the Prizefighter series in April 2010 beating Leon Williams, Mark Krence and Nick Okoth...
.
External links
- Hastings Rasani Profile at BritishBoxing.net