Cassius Chiyanika
Cassius Chiyanika (born March 1, 1984, in Maamba, Sinazongwe District) is a Zambianamateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at flyweight.
He competed in the Commonwealth 2006 Games at junior fly but lost his first bout.
He went up to flyweight when Kennedy Kanyanta turned pro and won the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament beating fighters like Jackson Chauke thus qualifying for Beijing.
He lost his Olympic debut to Italian favorite Vincenzo Picardi 3:10.
External links
- Boxing record for Cassius Chiyanika from BoxRec(registration required)
- Bio
- Qualifier
Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Flyweight boxers
- Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Zambia
- Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for Zambia
- Zambian male boxers
- People from Sinazongwe District
- African boxing biography stubs
- Zambian sportspeople stubs