Ali Al-Baluchi

Ali Al-Baluchi
Personal information
NationalityKuwaiti
Born(1959-04-06)6 April 1959
Died17 April 2023(2023-04-17) (aged 64)
Sport
SportBoxing

Ali Al-Baluchi (6 April 1959 – 17 April 2023) was a Kuwaiti boxer. He competed in the men's super heavyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was a national champion. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 1987 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships against Dildar Ahmed of Pakistan, fulfilling a promise he had made that he would win the competition.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ali Al-Baluchi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Congratulations to the champion Ali". Al-Ray Al-Aam (in Arabic). 1985 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Al-Baluchi and the promise". Al-Anba (in Arabic). 25 December 1987. p. 14.