Zahir Raheem
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Zahir Raheem (born November 7, 1976, in
After a stellar amateur career, which included a 213–4 record, 15–1 against international competition, and a spot in the 1996 U.S. Olympic team, Raheem turned professional on November 16, 1996, with a 4th-round KO win over Clifford Watford.[1] Being among the less touted of the '96 U.S. Olympians, Raheem worked his way up the rankings slowly, before finally receiving a shot against Rocky Juarez. Raheem lost to Juarez.
Raheem's next big fight was against legendary
On April 29, 2006, Zahir Raheem lost by split decision against Acelino Freitas for the recently vacated WBO Lightweight title. This was Raheem's first world title fight. On July 5, 2008, Raheem was knocked out by a South African boxer Ali Funeka.
Amateur Highlights
Won the Bantamweight Olympic Trials in 1996, by defeating the following boxers:
- Rosendo Sanchez (points)
- Teaunce Shepherd (points)
- Steve Carter (points)
- Steve Carter (points), this bout was at the Olympic Box-Offs in Augusta, GA
At the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, Raheem lost in the second round. His results were:
- Jong-Gil Oh (North Korea) won on points
- Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba) lost by TKO 1
References
- ^ "Zahir Raheem ready to step it up against higher caliber opposition". Boxingnews24.com. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
External links
- Boxing record for Zahir Raheem from BoxRec (registration required)