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Endalkachew Kebede

Endalkachew Kebede
Personal information
Full name Endalkachew Kebede
Nationality  Ethiopia
Born (1980-08-17) 17 August 1980 (age 37)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Light flyweight

Endalkachew Kebede (born August 17, 1980 in Addis Ababa) is a retired amateur Ethiopian boxer. He claimed a silver medal in the light flyweight division at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria, and also represented his nation Ethiopia at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Kebede qualified for the men's light flyweight division (48 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Earlier in the process, he guaranteed a spot on the Ethiopian boxing team after picking up a silver medal from the All-Africa Games. Kebede opened his bout with a forceful 26–21 victory over Japan's Toshiyuki Igarashi, before he lost the second round to China's Zou Shiming, resulting in an effortless score 8–31.



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