Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 69 - 75 kilograms.
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The Bantamweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition.
Flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 48 - 51 kilograms.
Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 81 - 91 kilograms.
Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms.
Reginald Baker from Australia (competing on the Australasia team) won three before losing to Johnny Douglas in the final.
Blair won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in the middleweight division.
A middleweight, Nashivela competed for Namibia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the Middleweight division.
Douglas was an excellent Middleweight boxer becoming Olympic champion at the 1908 Games held in London.