Africa: Boxing Semi-finalists Drop Out

29 September 2000
allAfrica.com

Africa's remaining boxers in the Olympics were eliminated on Friday in the semi-final round.

Tahar Tamsamani of Morocco, fighting in the Featherweight division, was beaten on points (10-22) by Bekzat Sattarkhanov of Kazakhstan. In the Light Welterweight division, Mohamed Allalou of Algeria was ruled outclassed by Mahamadkadyz Abdullaev of Uzbekistan in round two.

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