Hastings Bwalya

Hastings Bwalya

Hastings Bwalya (born 25 June, 1985) is a Zambian boxer who won the 2007 All-Africa Games at junior welter, and then competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Career

Bwalya was defeated in the first round of the 2006 Commonwealth Games at lightweight, and moved up a division. He beat Herbert Nkabiti from Botswana in the 2007 All-African final. In 2008 he qualified for Beijing. He was edged out 21:22 by Moroccon Driss Moussaid in the semis but beat Abdelrahman Salah for the third spot. At the Olympics he lost his first bout 8:12 to Mongolian Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene

External links

* [http://melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=104911 Bio]
* [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AllAfricaGames2007.html Africa 2007]
* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AfricanOlyQual2008_1.html Qualifier]


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