Khalid Rahilou | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 19, 1966 Argenteuil, France |
| Nationality | Moroccan French |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 42 |
| Wins | 37 |
| Wins by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 5 |
Khalid Rahilou (born 19 June 1966) is a French-Moroccan former professional boxer and kickboxer. He held the WBA light-welterweight world title between 1997 and 1998, and the EBU European title between 1994 and 1995.
Khalil participated in the W.A.K.O. World Championships, defeating German fighter Klemens Willner by decision and defeated the American fighter Tommy Williams by decision to win the 1987 WAKO World Championship Full Contact - 63.5 kg Gold Medal.
After winning the World Kickboxing Association Title, he defended it against Ramon Dekkers winning a 12 round fight by unanimous decision in 1989. as a side not this was Dekkers first and only 12 round fight and first and only fight with above the waist kicks.
In 1993 he fought for the belt again against Troy Dorsey in a 12 round fight winning by unanimous decision.
Rahilou compiled an amateur record of 45 wins, 7 losses and 12 knockouts. He represented Morocco in the 1988 Olympics in the light welterweight division. His results were:
Rahilou began his professional career in 1988 and won his first major regional championship—the European light-welterweight title—in 1994. He later became world champion by winning the WBA light-welterweight title from Frankie Randall in 1997. [1] Rahilou defended the title twice before losing it to Sharmba Mitchell in 1998. [2] Following a loss to Souleymane M'baye in 2002, Rahilou retired from the sport.
| 42 fights | 37 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 16 | 3 |
| By decision | 21 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Loss | 37–5 | Souleymane M'baye | UD | 12 (12) | 2002-05-23 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | Lost WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title |
| 41 | Win | 37–4 | Ferenc Szakallas | TKO | 1 (12) | 2001-09-15 | Telde, Spain | Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title |
| 40 | Win | 36–4 | Brice Faradji | SD | 8 (8) | 2001-06-23 | Massy, France | |
| 39 | Win | 35–4 | Jean Marc Linguet | PTS | 8 (8) | 2001-02-16 | Mont-de-Marsan, France | |
| 38 | Win | 34–4 | Freddy Cruz | PTS | 8 (8) | 2000-08-12 | Marigot, Saint Martin | |
| 37 | Win | 33–4 | Jozef Kubovsky | TKO | 2 (8) | 2000-04-08 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Bercy, France | |
| 36 | Loss | 32–4 | Thomas Damgaard | KO | 4 (12) | 1999-04-16 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | For European light-welterweight title |
| 35 | Loss | 32–3 | Sharmba Mitchell | UD | 12 (12) | 1998-10-10 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Bercy, France | Lost WBA light-welterweight title |
| 34 | Win | 32–2 | Jean Baptiste Mendy | UD | 12 (12) | 1998-02-21 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Bercy, France | Retained WBA light-welterweight title |
| 33 | Win | 31–2 | Silvio Walter Rojas | SD | 8 (8) | 1997-10-04 | Le Grand Dôme, Villebon-sur-Yvette, France | |
| 32 | Win | 30–2 | Marty Jakubowski | TKO | 7 (12) | 1997-07-05 | Salle Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | Retained WBA light-welterweight title |
| 31 | Win | 29–2 | Frankie Randall | TKO | 11 (12) | 1997-01-11 | Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Won WBA light-welterweight title |
| 30 | Win | 28–2 | Angel Fernandez | KO | 3 (6) | 1996-08-21 | La Palestre, Le Cannet, France | |
| 29 | Win | 27–2 | Rodney Wilson | PTS | 8 (8) | 1996-04-20 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 28 | Win | 26–2 | Eric Jakubowski | PTS | 6 (6) | 1996-03-10 | Paris, France | |
| 27 | Win | 25–2 | Søren Søndergaard | TKO | 9 (12) | 1995-09-08 | Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark | Retained European light-welterweight title |
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Pasquale Perna | UD | 12 (12) | 1995-07-18 | Val Thorens, France | Retained European light-welterweight title |
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Gert Bo Jacobsen | TKO | 9 (12) | 1995-04-28 | Arena Randers, Randers, Denmark | Retained European light-welterweight title |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Patrick Ballesta | TKO | 7 (12) | 1995-02-04 | Palais des Sports, Castelnau-le-Lez, France | Retained European light-welterweight title |
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Gert Bo Jacobsen | TKO | 3 (12) | 1994-11-11 | Arena Randers, Randers, Denmark | Retained European light-welterweight title |
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Mario Morales | PTS | 8 (8) | 1994-10-01 | Arena de Cosets, Carpentras, France | |
| 21 | Win | 19–2 | Valery Kayumba | UD | 12 (12) | 1994-06-04 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | Won European light-welterweight title |
| 20 | Win | 18–2 | Eduardo Jaquez | PTS | 8 (8) | 1994-05-07 | Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Patrick Ballesta | PTS | 10 (10) | 1994-02-12 | Cergy-Pontoise, France | Won vacant French light-welterweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16–2 | Jean Marc Linguet | PTS | 8 (8) | 1993-12-20 | Paris, France | |
| 17 | Loss | 15–2 | Christian Merle | KO | 8 (10) | 1993-06-25 | Clermont-Ferrand, France | Lost French light-welterweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Jean Marc Linguet | RTD | 7 (?) | 1993-05-08 | Cergy-Pontoise, France | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Darren McGrew | TKO | 8 (8) | 1993-02-06 | Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Raffaele Paoletti | TKO | 1 (?) | 1992-11-07 | Differdange, Luxembourg | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Mark Hammon | PTS | 8 (8) | 1992-09-26 | Paris, France | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Arturo Nina | PTS | 6 (6) | 1992-09-05 | Paris, France | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Madjid Madhjoub | TKO | 3 (10) | 1992-06-13 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | Won vacant French light-welterweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Roland LeClercq | TKO | 4 (?) | 1992-04-23 | Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Mike Powell | PTS | 8 (8) | 1992-03-12 | Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Lofti Ben Sayel | TKO | 7 (8) | 1992-01-30 | Paris, France | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Laroussi Trabelsi | UD | 8 (8) | 1991-12-19 | Paris, France | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Georges Elame | PTS | 6 (6) | 1991-10-25 | Paris, France | |
| 5 | Loss | 4–1 | Karim Rabbi | TKO | 1 (10) | 1991-06-19 | Paris, France | For vacant French light-welterweight title |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jean Pierre Scigliano | PTS | 8 (8) | 1991-04-17 | Paris, France | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Roland LeClercq | TKO | 3 (8) | 1991-03-09 | Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Mourad Mezouari | PTS | 6 (6) | 1991-01-26 | Criel-sur-Mer, France | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Mohammed Chebab | PTS | 6 (6) | 1988-12-10 | Conflans-sur-Anille, France |
