Algeria, 2010
From 10th to 17th December 2010, the African Nations Cup of Boxing was held at the sports hall “Harcha Hacene” in Algiers, 3rd male edition and 1st female edition. The African countries that took part were: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, Mauritius, Seychelles, Gabon. A month before the outbreak of the spark of revolution that has changed the governments of some Arab countries from North Africa and the Middle East, this sporting event has enabled hundreds of young African athletes to meet and compete in 10 weight categories.
For many of these young men and women, boxing is not just a sport: from their stories you feel a strong will, a fire of rebellion against rigid social structures or against difficult life situations such as poverty and war. But boxing has allowed them to channel this energy into the combat: you fall in the ring and gets up, you pray and you bow to the referee, you hit the opponent and embrace him after the meeting. The great teaching of this sport is not in the annihilation of the opponent but in the knowledge that when you fall, you must find within yourself the strength to get up.
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Hands of Gabon boxer Mavoungou Patrick being interviewd after the combat against Algerian boxer Bouloudinat Chouaib. 91 kg. Algiers, Algeria. 2010
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Harcha Hacene sports hall in Algiers.
Algiers, Algeria. 2010
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Opening ceremony of the 3rd African Cup of Boxing. Bearer of the Algerian team. Algiers, Algeria. 2010
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Boxing Referees. Algiers, Algeria. 2010
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Algerian boxer Hamachi Fahem fights against Egyptian boxer, Ramy Elouadi in the African Nations Cup of Boxing. 2010
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Tunisian coaches and team are following the combat between Tunisian boxer Mikachri Yahya and Algerian boxer Bouannaga Fouzi. 81 kg. Algiers, Algeria. 2010
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Mauritious boxer Clair Merven is resting in his corner after the first round with Moroccan boxer Lbidaa Boubakr. 56 kg. Algiers, Algeria. 2010
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Togo boxer Zanko Kossi is entering the ring with his coaches. 52 kg category. Algiers, Algeria. 2010
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Tunisian boxer Bahri Omar is facing Benin boxer Houenou Faustin. 69 kg. Algiers, Algeria. 2010
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International jury is deciding the winner of the combat between Moroccan boxer Ouatine Mahdi and Algrian boxer Chadi Abdelkader. 60 kg. Algiers, Algeria. 2010
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Moroccan boxer Lbidaa Boubakr is declared winner against Mauritius boxer Clair Merven. 56 kg. Algiers, Algeria. 2010
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Algerian team is rejoicing in the victory of the fight of Bouloudinet Chouaib against Karim El Ghanem. 91 kg category. Algiers, Algeria. 2010
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Benin boxer Adjoho Roberto shows happyness after having won the first fight. Algiers, Algeria. 2010
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Boxing gloves. Algiers, Algeria. 2010
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