Hastings Bwalya
Hastings Bwalya (born August 25, 1985 in Lusaka ) is a Zambian boxer who fights in the weight class up to 64 kilograms (light welterweight). He won the gold medal at the Africa Games in Algiers in 2007 and represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing .
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games , Bwalya was beaten in the first round, after which he moved to a higher weight class.
African Games 2007
| round | date | Weight | Surname | country | Surname | country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | July 12, 2007 | 64 kg | Hastings Bwalya |
 Zambia
|
Mamadou Keita Cire |
 Guinea
|
21: 1 |
| Preliminary round | July 16, 2007 | 64 kg | Hastings Bwalya |
Zambia
|
Wube Shemelis |
 Ethiopia
|
techn. KO 2nd round |
| Quarter finals | July 18, 2007 | 64 kg | Hastings Bwalya |
Zambia
|
Abdou Kader Sow |
 Senegal
|
21: 7 |
| Semifinals | July 19, 2007 | 64 kg | Hastings Bwalya |
Zambia
|
Abderrahmane Salah Araby |
 Egypt
|
27: 7 |
| final | July 20, 2007 | 64 kg | Hastings Bwalya |
Zambia
|
Herbert Nkabiti |
 Botswana
|
23: 9 |
African Olympic Qualification Algiers / Algeria, January 21st - 31st, 2008
| round | date | Weight | Surname | country | Surname | country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter finals | January 26, 2008 | 64 kg | Hastings Bwalya |
Zambia
|
Rachid Tariket |
 Algeria
|
16: 2 |
| Semifinals | January 28, 2008 | 64 kg | Driss Moussaid |
 Morocco
|
Hastings Bwalya |
Zambia
|
22:21 |
| Battle for 3rd place | January 29, 2008 | 64 kg | Hastings Bwalya |
Zambia
|
Abdelrahman Salah |
Egypt
|
21: 3 |
Beijing Summer Olympics
| round | date | Weight | Surname | country | Surname | country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | August 10, 2008 | 64 kg | Uranchimeg Munkh-Erdene |
 Mongolia
|
Hastings Bwalya |
Zambia
|
12: 8 |
Web links
- Brief portrait of the boxer , from: boxrec.com (English)
- Film of the fight between Hastings Bwalya and Justin Johnson, 6:57 min , from: youtube.com.
- "The Fight" - Zambia's Hastings Bwala weighs in . Interview with Hastings Bwalya, 2:54 min , from: youtube.com.
- Africa Games 2007 , by: amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
- Olympic qualification 2008 , from: amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The fighting Hastings Bwalyas at the African Games in 2007 , by: amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
- ↑ Bwalya's boxing matches in the 2008 Olympic qualification , from: amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bwalya, Hastings |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Zambian boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lusaka |