Hasim Thaci was born in 1968 in the Drenica region, a stronghold of the Albanian revolt against Serbia.

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The head of the rebel army's political wing, Hasim Thaci, 29, who was the Kosovars' chief negotiator in France, felt obliged to defer to Mr Demaci.

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In February 2008, Wladimir beat Russia's Sultan Ibragimov to take the WBO crown - and his last fight was a seventh-round stoppage of former world champion Hasim Rahman in December.

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"I thought I could land some punches earlier but it wasn't worth it because Hasim Rahman knew he was up against the best and he was really focused, you could see that, " said Klitschko.

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Worse still, for those whose name is Hasim or Omar, or whose address carries the 93 postcode of Seine-Saint-Denis the department covering the northern Paris suburbs, including Clichy-sous-Bois securing even an interim job is a struggle.

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Haye, whose Hayemaker Promotions has signed a deal to stage his next four fights at London's O2 Arena and who wants to fight former undisputed heavyweight king Hasim Rahman in the autumn, also accused Warren of being "obsessed" with him.

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When Jones vacated the belt without making a defence, Ruiz regained the WBA title on an interim basis by beating Hasim Rahman in December 2003, and took full control of the belt with a 2004 win over Fres Oquendo at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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