Egypt secures four medals in African Boxing Championships

CAIRO – 25 June 2017: Egyptian boxing duo Hossam Bakr Abdin and Islam El Gendy have qualified for the African Boxing Championships final on Sunday in Brazzaville, Congo.

Abdin won in the semi-final of the 75kg weight class with a knockout against his Kenyan competitor, while Islam qualified for the final of the 64kg weight class after beating the Congolese contestant.

Meanwhile, on Saturday, Walid Said lost to Mauritian Merven Clair in the semifinals of 69kg class, and Yousri Rezk lost to Fosso Arsene, the Cameroonian boxer, in the semifinals of the 91kg class, scoring each of them a bronze medal in the tournament.

Four of the five Egyptian boxers who travelled to Republic of Congo for the tournament qualified for the Hamburg World Boxing Championships after reaching the quarter finals in their weights. The top four boxers of every weight class qualify for the World Championships in Germany.