Aqeel Bashir 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]

Aqeel Ahmed
Personal information
Birth nameAqeel Ahmed
National teamScotland
Born28 July 1992
Dundee, Scotland
Sport
CountryScotland
SportBoxing
Achievements and titles
Commonwealth finalsGlasgow 2014

In May 2019, Ahmed was selected to compete for Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[4]

Personal life

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Ahmed was born and raised in Dundee in Scotland and currently[when?] lives in Motherwell.[1] He is of Pakistani descent.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Aqeel Ahmed". Team Scotland. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. ^ Temlett, Michael (13 June 2016). "Motherwell boxer Aqeel Ahmed has the perfect preparation for Team GB assessment". The Daily Record.
    - Goldthorp, Craig (7 December 2015). "Motherwell fighter Aqeel Ahmed's gold run". Motherwell Times. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b Keown, Gary (21 July 2014). "'I want to make Asian kids think about boxing,' says Team Scotland boxer Aqeel Ahmed". The Herald.
  4. ^ "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.