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unusual facts about Boxing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Light flyweight



AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament 2008 – Light flyweight

Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms.

Birzhan Zhakypov

At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost his first fight to a Cuban.

Brody Blair

Blair won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in the middleweight division.

Carlos Quipo

At the 2011 Pan American Games he lost his first bout to Juan Medina.

José Payares

At the 2011 Pan American Games he was KOd by Juan Hiracheta.

Mark Anthony Barriga

He represents Philippines at the 2012 Summer Olympics, having qualified for the Olympics after reaching quarterfinals of the 2011 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, He is a southpaw.

Sierra Leone at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Saidu Kargbo, named as a late addition, fought in the light flyweight division.


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