Ehsan Rouzbahani

Ehsan Rouzbahani
Personal information
Native name احسان روزبهانی
Nationality Iranian
Born (1988-06-23) June 23, 1988
Tehran, Iran
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) (2014)
Sport
Country  Iran
Sport Boxing
Event(s) Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)

Ehsan Rouzbahani (Persian: احسان روزبهانی; born June 23, 1988 in Tehran) is an Iranian amateur boxer who competed at the 2012 Olympics at light heavyweight.

At the 2010 Asian Games he lost his second bout to Elshod Rasulov.

At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat three fighters including Joe Ward then lost again to veteran Elshod Rasulov (UZB). He qualified for the Olympics.

At the 2012 Olympics he defeated Jeysson Monroy (COL) in his first bout. In the round of 16, he defeated number 6th seed, Bahram Muzaffer (TUR).[1] The Iranian edged past the first round 5-4 and the Turkish boxer clinched the second round with a similar result. In the final round, Rouzbahani gained the upper hand and upped his work rate and Muzaffer could not cope with the sudden injection of pace. Rouzbahani lost in the quarterfinals to Adilbek Niyazymbetov of Kazakhstan, with a final score of 10-13.

In 2013 Rouzbahani competed in World Series of Boxing.

References

  1. Round of 16 Olympic 2012

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