Ihab Al-Matbouli

Ihab Al-Matbouli (born November 6, 1985, in Al-Baqah) is a Jordanian boxer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|title=Ihab Darwish Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/ihab-darwish-1.html |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=2016-01-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912091401/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/ihab-darwish-1.html |archivedate=2015-09-12 }} The Light heavyweight is Jordan's first Olympic boxer.[http://www.boxingnews24.com/2012/08/ihab-almatbouli-keeps-promise-made-to-royal-family/ boxingnews24]

Career

At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships (results) he competed in the heavyweight division (91 kg/201 lbs limit), beating two opponents but losing to Wang Xuanxuan in the third round.

At the Olympic qualifier he dropped down a weight class to light-heavyweight (81 kg limit), beat two opponents to qualify, then lost to Sumit Sangwan. At the Games proper (results) he defeated Nigeria's Lukman Lawal but was outclassed by world champion Julio César la Cruz 8-25.

References

External links

[http://www.aiba-london2012.com/index.php/boxers/b-men-s-light-heavy-81kg/251-ihab-mahmoud-darweesh-al-matbouli AIBA Bio]

Category:Living people

Category:Light-heavyweight boxers

Category:Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Category:Jordanian male boxers

Category:Olympic boxers for Jordan

Category:Asian Games medalists in boxing

Category:Boxers at the 2014 Asian Games

Category:1985 births

Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Jordan

Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games

Category:21st-century Jordanian sportsmen