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Aqeel Ahmed (boxer)

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Aqeel Ahmed
Personal information
Birth nameAqeel Ahmed
National teamScotland
Born28 July 1992
Dundee, Scotland
Sport
CountryScotland
SportBoxing
Achievements and titles
Commonwealth finalsGlasgow 2014

Aqeel Ahmed (born July 28, 1992) is an amateur boxer from Dundee, Scotland.[1] He represented Scotland in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 and again in Gold Coast in 2018. He is the current British Champion 2016, having defended it from the previous year.[2][3][4]

In May 2019, Ahmed was selected to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[5]

Personal life

Ahmed was born and raised in Dundee in Scotland and currently lives in Motherwell.[1] He is of Pakistani descent.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b mtc. "Aqeel Ahmed - Team Scotland". Team Scotland. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. ^ Temlett, Michael (13 June 2016). "Motherwell boxer Aqeel Ahmed has the perfect preparation for Team GB assessment".
  3. ^ "'I want to make Asian kids think about boxing,' says Team Scotland boxer Aqeel Ahmed".
  4. ^ "Motherwell fighter Aqeel Ahmed's gold run".
  5. ^ "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  6. ^ Keown, Gary (21 July 2014). "'I want to make Asian kids think about boxing,' says Team Scotland boxer Aqeel Ahmed". The Herald Scotland. Retrieved 4 April 2018.