Hastings Bwalya
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| Born | 25 August 1985 Lusaka, Zambia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Hastings Bwalya (born 25 August 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 Moroccan 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.
He compiled a 12–0 record as a professional. His career was placed on a hiatus after he sustained an injury.
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- Africa 2007
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- Boxing record for Hastings Bwalya from BoxRec (registration required)
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