Saifeddine Nejmaoui
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Saifeddine Nejmaoui (born May 5, 1981) is a Tunisia
n boxer who won the lightweight division at the 2007 All-Africa Games
and twice competed at the Olympic Games
: 2004 and 2008.
In Athens 2004 he lost his first match to Frenchman Khedafi Djelkhir
(13:38). He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the 1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
in Casablanca, Morocco. In the final of the event he defeated Uganda's Brian Mayanja
.
Nejmaoui won the African Championships in 2005. At the All-Africa Games he won the lightweight title in Algiers
defeating Owethu Mbira
in the semis. At the qualification he won all his matches including against Hamza Kramou
, but his draw at the Olympic Games matched him with reigning Olympic Featherweight Champion Aleksei Tishchenko and he lost on points (2:10).
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
n boxer who won the lightweight 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 twice competed at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
: 2004 and 2008.
In Athens 2004 he lost his first match to Frenchman Khedafi Djelkhir
Khedafi Djelkhir
Khédafi Djelkhir, or sometimes Khesafi Djelkhir, is a French featherweight amateur boxer of Algerian origin...
(13:38). He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the 1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Casablanca, Morocco from January 15 to January 22, 2004. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from Africa to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria...
in Casablanca, Morocco. In the final of the event he defeated Uganda's Brian Mayanja
Brian Mayanja
Brian Mayanja is a boxer from Uganda, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was outscored in the first round of the Featherweight division by Kazakhstan's Galib Jafarov...
.
Nejmaoui won the African Championships in 2005. At the All-Africa Games he won the lightweight title in Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
defeating Owethu Mbira
Owethu Mbira
Owethu Mbira is a South African boxer who won bronze at lightweight at the All African Games 2007.-Career:At the AllAfricans he upset local Hamza Kramou but was defeated by Saifeddine Nejmaoui....
in the semis. At the qualification he won all his matches including against Hamza Kramou
Hamza Kramou
Hamza Kramou is an Algerian amateur boxer. He won bronze at the 2006 Junior World Championships and fought in the 2008 Olympics.-Career:...
, but his draw at the Olympic Games matched him with reigning Olympic Featherweight Champion Aleksei Tishchenko and he lost on points (2:10).
Results
| Division | Opponent | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Olympic Games Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each... in  Athens, Greece |
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| – 57 kg | L | 13 – 38 | |
2005 African Championships in  Casablanca, Morocco |
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| – 57 kg Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:... |
W | RSCO | |
| W | 24 – 4 | ||
| W | 30 – 16 | ||
| 2005 World Cup 2005 Boxing World Cup -Cuba-Thailand:-Cuba-Romania:-Romania-Thailand:-Final ranking:-Russia-Belarus:-United States-Belarus:-Russia-United States:-Final ranking:-Georgia-Kazakhstan:-Georgia-Africa:-Africa-Kazakhstan:-Final ranking:-Azerbaijan-South Korea:... in  Moscow, Russia |
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| – 60 kg Lightweight Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing.... |
W | 35 – 24 | |
| L | KO-1 | ||
| 2007 All-Africa Games Boxing at the 2007 All-Africa Games The Boxing Tournament at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held in Algiers, Algeria from July 12 to July 21. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Olympic tournament.- Medal winners :-Medals table:... in  Algiers, Algeria |
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| – 60 kg Lightweight Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing.... |
W | 21 – 8 | |
| W | 14 – 7 | ||
| W | 19 – 12 | ||
| W | |||
| 2008 AIBA African Olympic Qualifying Tournament AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament 2008 - Lightweight The Lightweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 57 - 60 kilograms.-Medalists:-Preliminary Round:-Quarterfinal Round:... in Algiers, Algeria |
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| – 60 kg Lightweight Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing.... |
W | 18 – 5 | |
| W | 19 – 7 | ||
| W | 11 – 4 | ||
| 2008 Olympic Games Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers... in  BeijingBeijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , PR China |
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| – 60 kg Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Lightweight The lightweight competition was the fifth-lowest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 60 kilograms in body mass.... |
L | 2 – 10 | |