Khalid Rahilou

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Khalid Rahilou
Statistics
Weight(s) Light-welterweight
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach180 cm (71 in)
NationalityMoroccan - French
Born (1966-06-19) 19 June 1966 (age 57)
Argenteuil, France
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins37
Wins by KO16
Losses5

Khalid Rahilou (born 19 June 1966) is Moroccan former professional boxer. He held the WBA light-welterweight world title between 1997 and 1998, and the EBU European title between 1994 and 1995. [1]

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Amateur career

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:

Professional career

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. Rahilou defended the title twice before losing it to Sharmba Mitchell in 1998. Following a loss to Souleymane M'baye in 2002, Rahilou retired from the sport. [1]

Achievements
Preceded by
Valery Kayumba
European light-welterweight champion
4 June 1994 – 8 September 1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by WBA light-welterweight champion
11 January 1997 – 10 October 1998
Succeeded by

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References

  1. 1 2 Boxing record for Khalid Rahilou from BoxRec (registration required). Retrieved 12 February 2016.