Issah Samir
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Issa/Issah Samir is a Ghana
ian boxer who won silver in the bantamweight division at the 2007 All-Africa Games
and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
. He is the brother of light-heavyweight Bastir Samir
.
n Abdelhalim Ouradi
. At the first qualifier he lost to Hicham Mesbahi
, but won the second African qualifier beating southpaw Bruno Julie
in the final. He lost his Olympic debut to Héctor Manzanilla
10:13.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian boxer who won silver in the bantamweight division at the 2007 All-Africa Games
2007 All-Africa Games
The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there...
and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. He is the brother of light-heavyweight Bastir Samir
Bastir Samir
Bastir Samir is a Ghanaian boxer who won silver in the welterweight division at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He qualified for the Olympics 2008 in the light-heavyweight division.-Career:...
.
Career
At the All Africa Games he lost the final to local AlgeriaAlgeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n Abdelhalim Ouradi
Abdelhalim Ouradi
Abdelhalim Ourradi is an Algerian boxer. He won the 2007 All-African title in the bantamweight division and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics for his native North African country.-Career:...
. At the first qualifier he lost to Hicham Mesbahi
Hicham Mesbahi
Hicham Mesbahi is a boxer from Morocco who, as of 2008, has participated in three Olympics. He was born in Casablanca.In 2000, when Sydney hosted the Summer Olympics, he fell in the second round...
, but won the second African qualifier beating southpaw Bruno Julie
Bruno Julie
Bruno Julie is a bantamweight boxer from Mauritius who won a number of medals in international tournaments and competed in the 2008 Olympics when he won the first-ever Olympic medal for the island of Mauritius-Career:...
in the final. He lost his Olympic debut to Héctor Manzanilla
Héctor Manzanilla
Héctor Manzanilla Rangel is a Venezuelan bantamweight boxer who has won a bronze medal at the Central American Games...
10:13.