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Afghan pugilist triumphs in country's first pro boxing bout

By Reuters in Kabul | China Daily | Updated: 2012-11-01 07:57

Afghan pugilist triumphs in country's first pro boxing bout

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.

Afghan pugilist triumphs in country's first pro boxing bout

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