Boxing
Morocco sent seven boxers to Athens. Only two of them won their first bouts, including Sydney bronze medalist Tahar Tamsamani, and both were defeated in the second round to give the team a combined record of 2-7.
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48kg):
- Redouane Bouchtouk
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- Round of 32 — Lost to Carlos José Tamara of Colombia (25 - 48)
Men's Flyweight (– 51kg):
- Hicham Mesbahi
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- Round of 32 — Defeated Lechedzani Luza of Botswana (25 - 20)
- Round of 16 — Lost to Andrzej Rzany of Poland (20 - 33)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54kg):
- Hamid Ait Bighrade
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- Round of 32 — Lost to Diwakar Prasad of India (17 - 25)
Men's Lightweight (– 60kg):
- Tahar Tamsamani
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- Round of 32 — Lost to Sam Rukundo of Uganda (22 - 30)
Men's Light Welterweight (– 64kg):
- Nafil Hicham
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- Round of 32 — Defeated Isidro Mosquea of Dominican Republic (42 - 40)
- Round of 16 — Lost to Nurzhan Karimzhanov of Kazakhstan (13 - 33)
Men's Welterweight (– 69kg):
- Ait Hammi Miloud
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- Round of 32 — Lost to Oleg Saitov of Russia (15 - 30)
Men's Heavyweight (– 91kg):
- Rachid El Haddak
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- Round of 16 — Lost to Devin Vargas of the United States (outscored; Round 3, 1:20)
Read more about this topic: Morocco At The 2004 Summer Olympics
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