Ali Hallab

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Ali Hallab
Personal information
Born4 April 1981 (1981-04-04) (age 43)
Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines, France
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Mianyang Bantamweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Pula Bantamweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Perm Bantamweight
EU Amateur Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Strasbourg Bantamweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Madrid Bantamweight
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Almeíra Bantamweight

Ali Hallab (born 4 April 1981 in Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines) is a French former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2013, holding the WBO European super bantamweight title from 2012 to 2013. As an amateur, he won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships.

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Career

Hallab participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native European country. There he was stopped in the first round of the Bantamweight (54 kg) division by Algeria's Malik Bouziane.

Hallab won the bronze medal at the 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships, and the silver medal in the same division at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia. He later won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost to local hero Gary Russell.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics he lost to Indian Akhil Kumar 12-5.

Professional boxing record

17 fights16 wins0 losses
By knockout90
By decision70
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
17Win16–0–1 Flag of Spain.svg Angel LorenteUD1215 Nov 2013 Flag of France.svg Salle COSEC Pablo Neruda, Les Mureaux, FranceWon vacant WBC Mediterranean super bantamweight title
16Win15–0–1 Flag of Hungary.svg Andras VargaTKO4 (6)4 Oct 2013 Flag of France.svg Salle Pierre Beregovoy, Vignes aux Bois, France
15Win14–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Hughes KO5 (12)12 Apr 2013 Flag of France.svg Le Colisée, Chalon-sur-Saône, France
14Win13–0–1 Flag of Georgia.svg Nikoloz BerkatsashviliKO2 (12)12 Jan 2013 Flag of France.svg La Palestre, Le Cannet, FranceRetained WBO European super bantamweight title
13Win12–0–1 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge PérezKO4 (12)4 May 2012 Flag of France.svg Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, FranceWon vacant WBO European super bantamweight title
12Win11–0–1 Flag of France.svg Bastien RozeauxUD1029 Oct 2011 Flag of France.svg Salle Cosec, Les Mureaux, FranceRetained French super bantamweight title
11Win10–0–1 Flag of France.svg Amor Belahdj AliUD102 Apr 2011 Flag of France.svg La Palestre, Le Cannet, FranceWon vacant French super bantamweight title
10Win9–0–1 Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi GachechiladzePTS64 Feb 2011 Flag of France.svg Maison des sports, Dieppe, France
9Draw8–0–1 Flag of France.svg Amor Belahdj AliPTS1030 Oct 2010 Flag of France.svg Palais des Sports, Paris, France
8Win8–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Aleksandar VladimirovUD1212 Jun 2010 Flag of Morocco.svg Place Jamaâ El Fna, Marrakesh, Morocco
7Win7–0 Flag of France.svg Alix DjavoievKO3 (6)16 Apr 2010 Flag of France.svg Espace Francois Mitterrand, Hénin-Beaumont, France
6Win6–0 Flag of Spain.svg Manuel SequeraTKO3 (8)20 Mar 2010 Flag of France.svg La Palestre, Le Cannet, France
5Win5–0 Flag of Russia.svg Damir BulatovTKO4 (8)10 Dec 2009 Flag of France.svg Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
4Win4–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Bismarck AlfaroPTS615 Oct 2009 Flag of France.svg Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
3Win3–0 Flag of Romania.svg Cristian NiculaeKO2 (6)27 Jun 2009 Flag of France.svg La Palestre, Le Cannet, France
2Win2–0 Flag of France.svg David Cagna GinouvesTKO5 (6)23 Apr 2009 Flag of France.svg Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
1Win1–0 Flag of France.svg Youcef AbgourUD45 Mar 2009 Flag of France.svg Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France

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