Aqeel Ahmed (boxer)

Aqeel Ahmed
Personal information
Birth name Aqeel Ahmed
National team Scotland
Born 28 July 1992
Dundee, Scotland
Residence Motherwell, Scotland
Sport
Country Scotland
Sport Boxing
Achievements and titles
Commonwealth finals Glasgow 2014

Aqeel Ahmed (born 28 July 1992) is an amateur boxer from Dundee, Scotland[1]. He represented Scotland in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 and again in Gold Coast in 2018. He is the current British Champion 2016, having defended it from the previous year.[2][3][4]

Personal life

Ahmed was born and raised in Dundee in Scotland and currently lives in Motherwell.[1] He is of Pakistani descent.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 mtc. "Aqeel Ahmed - Team Scotland". Team Scotland. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  2. ↑ Temlett, Michael (13 June 2016). "Motherwell boxer Aqeel Ahmed has the perfect preparation for Team GB assessment".
  3. ↑ "'I want to make Asian kids think about boxing,' says Team Scotland boxer Aqeel Ahmed".
  4. ↑ "Motherwell fighter Aqeel Ahmed's gold run".
  5. ↑ Keown, Gary (21 July 2014). "'I want to make Asian kids think about boxing,' says Team Scotland boxer Aqeel Ahmed". The Herald Scotland. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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