Monday, 30 July 2012

Boxing: Showboating Almatbouli puts Jordan on the map (Reuters)

Jordan's Ihab Almatbouli reacts after he defeated Nigeria's Lukmon Lawal in the men's Light Heavy (81kg) Round of 32 boxing match at ExCeL venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

LONDON (Reuters) - Ihab Almatbouli became the first fighter to represent Jordan at an Olympic Games on Monday and did so in style, dancing around the ring and delivering a flurry of stinging shots to record his country's first boxing victory. Almatbouli, a 26-year-old light heavyweight who lives in the Palestinian refugee camp of Baqa'a, thumped Nigeria's Lukmon Lawal by 19 points to 7 to the delight of some 20 team mates and officials whose cheers and chants drowned out the packed arena. ...




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