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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Balla's Boxing Gym: Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Music and cars. (vis.org.au, 22 Nov 2011) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (olympics.com.au, 02 Apr 2012) |
| Famous relatives | His brother Qamil is also a boxer. (wyndhamweekly.com.au, 15 Feb 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | His father and uncle encouraged him to start boxing. "I just grew up in it. We were always in the gym with dad." |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | His father. (vis.org.au, 22 Nov 2011) |
| Hero / Idol | US boxer Muhammad Ali. (olympics.com.au, 02 Apr 2012) |
| Ambitions | To win an Olympic gold medal. (vis.org.au, 22 Nov 2011) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Nuri Balla [father], Mitat Balla [uncle] |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport at age 10. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Plumber |
| Languages | Albanian, English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Ibstah (vis.org.au, 22 Nov 2011) |