(1985-10-18) 18 October 1985 (age 38) Etoa, Cameroon
Height
176 cm (69 in)
Weight
60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport
Boxing
Event
Lightweight
Turned pro
2014
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing Cameroon
All-Africa Games
2011 Maputo
Lightweight
African Championships
2011 Yaoundé
Lightweight
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Yhyacinthe Mewoli Abdon (born 18 October 1985 in Etoa) is a Cameroonian professional boxer.[1] He competed in the lightweight event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the round of 32 by Fazliddin Gaibnazarov.[2] After his defeat, he was one of seven Cameroonian athletes who disappeared from the Olympic Village.[3] He told media he wanted to stay in the UK to further his career.[4] He was granted asylum and settled in Stockton-on-Tees.[5]
^"Yhyacinthe Mewoli Abdon". London 2012. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
^"Yhyacinthe Mewoli Abdon – Events and Results". London 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
^"London Olympics: Cameroon athletes 'abscond'". BBC News. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
^"Cameroon Olympians want to box in UK after 'threats'". BBC News. 13 August 2012.
^"Abdon Mewoli aiming to win the British super featherweight title after setting up home in Stockton". 18 December 2014.
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