Afghan Biographies
Rahimi, Hamid
Name | Rahimi, Hamid |
Ethnic backgr. | Hazara |
Date of birth | 1983 |
Function/Grade | German-Afghan Athlete (Boxer) |
History and Biodata | 3. Biodata: In February 2012, he won the World Boxing Union (WBU) Championship, by defeating his Belarusian rival in Hamburg. Subsequently, he visited Kabul and he was received by the Afghan Olympic committee, and the youth as a national hero. Later, President Hamid Karzai decorated the world boxing champion, with the Mir Masjidi Khan high government medal. Mir Masjidi was a famous Afghan hero who fought against the British during the first Anglo-Afghan War. Rahimi, 29, who has lived in Germany for the past 20 years, has been playing boxing for a decade and a half. An Afghan by origin, the pugilist has won 20 of the 21 matches he has played so far," the reports said, adding the event will took place in a giant tent in western edge of Afghan capital Kabul. Afghan-German boxer Hamid Rahimi is now (2012) preparing to make history. He'll step into the ring on October 30 for the first international boxing event in Afghanistan in 30 years. Rahimi will fight Tanzania’s Said Mbelwa for the Intercontinental Middleweight Championship being held in Kabul in the Loya Jirga Tent. It's a World Boxing Organization-sanctioned event dubbed "Fight 4 Peace." Rahimi knocked out Tanzanian boxer Said Mbelwa in the middle of the seventh round.(20121030) |
Last Modified | 2013-05-26 |
Established | 2012-10-30 |