Hamid Rahimi

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Hamid Rahimi
حمید رحیمی
File:Hamid Rahimi.jpg
Personal information
Nickname
The Dragon
NationalityAfghan Germans
BornHamidullah Rahimi
(1983-09-12) September 12, 1983 (age 42)
Height5 ft 11+12 in (182 cm)
Boxing career
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins23
Win by KO11
Losses1

Hamid Rahimi (Dari: حمید رحیمی) is a boxer from Afghanistan. He is an ethnic Hazara who lives in Germany.[1] In February 2012, he won the New World Boxing Union (WBU) Championship by defeating his Belarusian rival in Hamburg.[2]

He also holds dual German citizenship.[3] He left Germany and arrived at Kabul on 4 March 2011, where he met the Afghan National Olympic Committee.

Early life and career

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Hamid Rahimi was born on September 12, 1983, into an ethnic Hazara family in Kabul, Afghanistan.

First professional boxing match in Afghanistan

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On 30 October 2012 the first professional boxing match in Afghanistan was held in Kabul. The match was against Said Mbelwa from Tanzania for the WBO Intercontinental Middleweight Title. It ended in the 7th round when Mbelwa quit because of a shoulder injury. The match was broadcast on Afghanistan's national television. After winning the match, during a press conference Rahimi stated that he dedicated the award to the people of Afghanistan.[4]

See also

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References

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