Herbert Nkabiti
Herbert Nkabiti | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 March 1981 Kanye, Botswana | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 April 2017 (aged 36) Vosloorus, Botswana | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Botswana | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Herbert Nkabiti (27 March 1981 – 29 April 2017) was a Botswana professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2017. As an amateur, he won the junior welterweight silver medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games.
Amateur career
[edit]At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Nkabiti lost his second fight to eventual English winner James Russan. At the All-Africa Games, he defeated Rasheed Lawal and Rachid Tariket, but lost the final to Hastings Bwalya.[2] He failed to qualify for the 2008 Olympics, losing his bout in the Olympic qualifier to Hamza Hassini.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Between 2009 and 2014, Nkabiti compiled a 12-2-1 record, going unbeaten in his first bouts.[4] On 28 April 2017 Nkabiti received a head injury in a fight with South African boxer Willers Baloyi. After sustaining a big uppercut, Nkabiti complained to his corner he was having trouble breathing. Nkabiti was taken from the ring, sedated, and rushed by ambulance to Sunwood Hospital. A CAT scan revealed Nkabiti had an old hairline fracture in his skull.
Nkabiti was moved to Thelle Mogoerane, a state of the art medical facility in Vosloorus, in an attempt to save his life. He died on 29 April 2017.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxing record for Herbert Nkabiti". BoxRec.
- ^ "9.All-Africa Games" (in Spanish). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "African Olympic Qualifications" (in Spanish). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Boxing record for Herbert Nkabiti from BoxRec (registration required)
- ^ "Rest in Peace: Herbert Nkabiti". 30 April 2017.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Herbert Nkabiti from BoxRec (registration required)
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- 1981 births
- 2017 deaths
- Botswana male boxers
- Light-welterweight boxers
- Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Botswana
- Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- African Games silver medalists for Botswana
- African Games medalists in boxing
- Deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
- People from Kanye, Botswana
- African boxing biography stubs
- Botswana sportspeople stubs