Abdelkader Bouhenia

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Abdelkader Bouhenia
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Personal information
Born7 May 1986 (1986-05-07) (age 39)
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Milan Light Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Moscow Light Heavyweight

Abdelkader Bouhenia (born 7 May 1986) is a boxer from Carcassonne. He is best known for having won the Bronze medal in the light-heavyweight division at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Milan.

Career

Bouhenia, who fights from an orthodox stance, beat Daugirdas Semiotas at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He then scored a huge upset by defeating Irish southpaw, Kenneth Egan. Bouhenia later lost in the semifinals to another southpaw, Elshod Rasulov (4:8).

At the 2012 European Boxing Olympic he lost his second fight and didn't qualify.

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