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.
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