Mosharraf Hossain (boxer)

Mosharraf Hossain
Personal information
NationalityBangladeshi
BornRajshahi, East Pakistan
Sport
Country Bangladesh
SportBoxing
EventLight heavyweight
Retired1990
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Bangladesh
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Light heavyweight (81 kg)
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1985 Dhaka Light heavyweight (81 kg)

Mosharraf Hossain is a former Bangladeshi boxer who won the first ever medal for Bangladesh in 1986 Asian Games.[1] He won bronze medal in light heavyweight (81 kg) event. He also won a gold medal in the 1985 South Asian Games.[2] Hossain was awarded the 1999 National Sports Awards.[3]

  1. ^ "UK boxer in line for Asian Games berth". New Age. Dhaka. 2014-08-08. Archived from the original on 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2016-02-18. Boxing is the only event that gave Bangladesh an individual medal at the Asian Games when Mosharraf Hossain won a bronze in 1986 Seoul meet.
  2. ^ Jubair, Mohammad (2016-01-27). সোনার স্বপ্ন 'নকআউটের' ভয় বক্সারদের [Boxers' Dream of Gold, Fear of Knockout]. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2016-02-18. এসএ গেমসের বক্সিংয়ে থেকে বাংলাদেশকে প্রথম সোনার পদকটি এনে দিয়েছিলেন মোশাররফ হোসেন; ১৯৮৫ সালের আসরে।
  3. ^ "History of Bangladesh Amateur Boxing Federation". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2016-02-18. Ex-Boxer of Bangladesh Habilder Mossaraf Hossain in the year 1985 got gold in South Asian Games and in the year 1986 got bronze medal in 10th Asian Games held in Japan. In the year 1999 Government honoured him National Sports prize.