Yahia El-Mekachari

Yahia El-Mekachari (born February 7, 1990 in Gafsa) is a Tunisian light heavyweight amateur boxer who competed at the 2012 Olympics.

At the All-Africa Games 2011 he lost to eventual winner Abdelhafid Benchebla 7:14.[1] but won the African Championships [2]

He won the 2012 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament to punch his London ticket. At the Olympics he defeated veteran Jakhon Qurbonov 16:8 but lost to Elshod Rasulov 6:13.

References

  1. ↑ Results
  2. ↑ Results A.Games


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