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Boxers Said Mbelwa and Hamid Rahimi weighed in on Monday, ahead of the first professional fight to be held in Afghanistan for the WBO Intercontinental Middleweight Championship.

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The Afghan capital, Kabul will be the focus of the boxing world on Tuesday when it hosts what has been labelled the "Fight 4 Peace".

The 12-round championship bout for the vacant WBO Intercontinental middleweight belt will be the first professional fight to take place in Afghanistan.

The two challengers, German-born Afghan Hamid Rahimi and Said Mbelwa from Tanzania, weighed in ahead of the fight on Monday.

Twenty-three year-old Mbelwa, who fights in the super middleweight division, has a record of 31 fights with 19 wins, eight losses and four draws.

Rahimi is six years older than his opponent - he has won 20 of his 21 fights.
Rahimi believes the "Fight 4 Peace" will do just that.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"The kids don't take guns, they come the sports way, and I believe in sports, I am a sportsman and I believe sports have the power and the magic to bring all the people, all regions together and I hope it bring peace to my home town."

SUPER CAPTION: Hamid Rahimi, German-born Afghan boxer

The main purpose of the event is to make a statement of peace and freedom in a country which has suffered from war and terrorism for almost forty years.