Veteran Iranian boxing champion passes away at 75

Abbasi was born in Tabriz in 1940. He became the champion of Iran and Asia in the 1960s and coached different boxing teams in East Azarbaijan province and Tabriz.

He received bronze medal in 1966 Asian games in Bangkok, Thailand and clinched a gold medal in the 1967 Asian Boxing Championship in Sri Lanka.

He also coached the national Iranian boxing team to 1974 Asian games.

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