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Hastings Bwalya

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Hastings Bwalya
Personal information
Born25 August 1985
Lusaka, Zambia
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Zambia
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Algiers Light Welterweight

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

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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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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  Zambia
Beijing 2008
Succeeded by