Hamid Rahimi pugile

Hamid Rahimi (Persian: حمید رحیمی) is a boxer from Afghanistan. He is an ethnic Hazara who lives in Germany. In February 2012, he won the New World Boxing Union (WBU) Championship by defeating his Belarusian rival in Hamburg.He also holds dual German citizenship. He left Germany and arrived at Kabul on 4 March 2011, where he met the Afghan National Olympic Committee.Hamid Rahimi was born in September 12, 1983 in Kabul, Afghanistan.At 30 October 2012 the first professional boxing match in Afghanistan was held in Kabul. The match was against Said Mbelwa from Tanzania for the WBU Intercontinental Middleweight Title. It ended in the 7th round when Mbelwa quit because of a shoulder injury. The match was broadcast on Afghanistan's national television. After winning the match, during a press conference Rahimi stated that he dedicated the award to the people of Afghanistan.