Nebil Ibrahim Explained

Nebil Ibrahim
Birth Name:Nebil Mahmud Ibrahim
Nationality:Swedish
Birth Date:2 December 2000
Birth Place:Uppsala, Sweden
Hometown:Uppsala, Sweden
Height:1.72 m
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Country:Sweden
Sport:Boxing
Position:Orthodox
Weight Class:Featherweight (−57 kg)
Club:Upsala IF
Coach:Mosa Sayed
Updated:29 July 2024

Nebil Mahmud Ibrahim (pronounced as /sv/;[1] born 2 December 2000) is a Swedish featherweight boxer. He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Early life

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IBRAHIM Nebil. Paris 2024. International Olympic Committee. 2024-07-29.
  2. Web site: Nebil Ibrahim. Swedish Olympic Committee. sv. 2024-07-29.
  3. Web site: Skagerström. Tobias. Hoppas på OS efter guldet i SM. Upsala Nya Tidning. sv. 2020-01-10. subscription. 2024-07-29.
  4. Web site: Lidkvist. Tobias. Nebil Ibrahim talks 2024 Olympics: 'The Bulgarian from Cuba – he's my nemesis'. Frontkick.online. 2024-03-15. 2024-07-29.
  5. Web site: IBRAHIM Nebil Mahmud. European Games 2023. European Olympic Committees. 2024-07-29.