Afghan pugilist triumphs in country's first pro boxing bout
By Reuters in Kabul | China Daily | Updated: 2012-11-01 07:57
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Afghan World Boxing Union champion Hamid Rahimi celebrates his victory over Said Mbelwa (not pictured) of Tanzania after their World Boxing Organization Intercontinental middleweight fight in Kabul on Tuesday. A joyous crowd invaded the ring to celebrate a local victory in Afghanistan's first professional men's boxing match, which Rahimi won in seven rounds. Omar Sobhani / Reuters |
A joyous Kabul crowd invaded the ring to celebrate a local victory in Afghanistan's first professional men's boxing match, after Hamid Rahimi beat Tanzanian Said Mbelwa in seven rounds.
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