Nebil Ibrahim

Swedish boxer (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nebil Mahmud Ibrahim (Swedish pronunciation: [nɛˈbiːl ˈɪ̌bːrahɪm, - ˈǐːbra-];[1] born 2 December 2000) is a Swedish featherweight boxer. He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

NationalitySwedish
BornNebil Mahmud Ibrahim
(2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 (age 25)
Uppsala, Sweden
HometownUppsala, Sweden
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
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Nebil Ibrahim
Ibrahim at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
BornNebil Mahmud Ibrahim
(2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 (age 25)
Uppsala, Sweden
Home townUppsala, Sweden
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportBoxing
PositionOrthodox
Weight classFeatherweight (−57 kg)
ClubUpsala IF
Coached byMosa Sayed
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Sweden
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaFeatherweight
Updated on 29 July 2024
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Early life

Ibrahim was born in Uppsala[2] within a family of boxers  one of them being his maternal uncle Mosa Sayed, who is also his trainer. He grew up between the Uppsala boroughs of Gränby [sv] and Stenhagen [sv].[3]

Career

Ibrahim started practicing boxing as early as the age of 12.[4] After winning the Swedish Junior Championship in 2017, he won the Swedish Championship in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, and went on to become Nordic champion in 2023.[1] He came fifth in his category at the 2022 Amateur Championships in Yerevan.[5]

As the bronze medallist in his category at the 2023 European Games in Poland, Ibrahim qualified to represent Sweden at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he was eliminated in the round of 16.[1][5]

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