Moussa Gholam

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Moussa Gholam
Born (1995-06-10) 10 June 1995 (age 29)
Larache, Morocco
NationalityMoroccan
Other namesKing Khalifa [1] [2]
Statistics
Weight(s) Super-featherweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Boxing record [3]
Total fights22
Wins21
Wins by KO13
Losses1

Moussa Gholam (born 10 June 1995) is a Moroccan professional boxer who has held the WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title since 2019.

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Early life

Gholam was born on 10 June 1995 in Larache, Morocco, where he grew up with his grandmother. He moved to Barcelona at the age of seven to join his parents, who had been living and working in Ceuta before that. [4] Growing up in a tough neighborhood where he suffered from bullying, he began boxing to learn how to defend himself. [4] He has been with Gallego Prada club since he started when he was eleven years old. [5]

Professional career

Gholam made his professional debut on 1 April 2016, defeating Reynaldo Maravillas via unanimous decision (UD) at the Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona. [6] After a 10–0 start, he picked up the vacant WBC Youth Silver super featherweight title on 2 February 2019 by beating Romanian prospect Alex Rat (8–3–2, 3 KO), who did not answer the bell for the sixth round. [7] Less than ten months later, on 30 November, he faced Thai veteran Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (61–5, 41 KO) for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title, stopping him by technical knockout (TKO) in the tenth round of their 10-round bout for his second title belt. [8] This entered him into the top 15 of the WBO rankings, placing him at #12. [9] He was named the best foreign boxer in Spain of 2019 by Espabox.com after winning all five of his fights and two titles. [10] He was scheduled to face Venezuelan rival Otto Gámez in March 2020, [11] but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professional boxing record

21 fights20 wins1 loss
By knockout120
By decision81
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21Win20–1

Flag of Mexico.svg Abraham Montoya

UD104 Mar 2023 Flag of Spain.svg Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
20Loss19–1

Flag of Russia.svg Elnur Samedov

SD1011 Dec 2022 Flag of Russia.svg DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia
19Win19–0

Flag of Mexico.svg Tomás Rojas

TKO5 (10)27 Feb 2022

Flag of Spain.svg Cotxeres de Sants, Barcelona, Spain

18Win18–0

Flag of Colombia.svg Victor Julio

KO5 (8)14 Nov 2021

Flag of Spain.svg Sala Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain

17Win17–0

Flag of Argentina.svg Mauro Alex Hasan Perouene

TKO8 (8), 2:5511 Sep 2021

Flag of Spain.svg Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

16Win16–0

Flag of Georgia.svg Nukri Gamgebell

KO1 (6), 0:1926 Jun 2021

Flag of Spain.svg Pabellón Municipal, Badia del Valles, Spain

15Win15–0 Flag of Thailand.svg Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo TKO10 (10), 2:5930 Nov 2019 Flag of Spain.svg Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, SpainWon vacant WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title
14Win14–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio PuenteUD814 Sep 2019 Flag of Spain.svg Pabellón Municipal, San Clemente de Llobregat, Spain
13Win13–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo LópezRTD3 (6), 3:007 Jun 2019 Flag of Spain.svg Palacio de los Deportes, Oviedo, Spain
12Win12–0 Flag of Spain.svg Brandon OertelTKO3 (8), 2:0730 Mar 2019 Flag of Spain.svg Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain
11Win11–0 Flag of Romania.svg Alex RatRTD5 (10), 3:002 Feb 2019 Flag of Spain.svg Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, SpainWon vacant WBC Youth Silver super featherweight title
10Win10–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Sergio GonzálezUD629 Sep 2018 Flag of Spain.svg Pabellón Municipal, Sant Climent de Llobregat, Spain
9Win9–0 Flag of Spain.svg Iago BarrosKO3 (6), 3:0011 May 2018 Flag of Spain.svg Centre Civic Casinet d'Hostafrancs, Barcelona, Spain
8Win8–0 Flag of Spain.svg Ruben GarcíaKO1 (6), 1:0014 Apr 2018 Flag of Spain.svg Complex Esportiu Marina Besós, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
7Win7–0 Flag of Senegal.svg Ibrahima SarrPTS611 Nov 2017 Flag of Spain.svg Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain
6Win6–0 Flag of Spain.svg Ricardo FernándezUD610 Jun 2017 Flag of Spain.svg Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
5Win5–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Elvis GuillenPTS424 Feb 2017 Flag of Spain.svg Polideportivo Municipal Sagnier, El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
4Win4–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg José AguilarPTS42 Oct 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Pabellón del Bon Pastor, Barcelona, Spain
3Win3–0 Flag of Romania.svg Stefan NicolaeKO3 (4), 2:5818 Jun 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
2Win2–0 Flag of Romania.svg Daniel EnacheKO1 (4), 0:4527 May 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, Spain
1Win1–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Reynaldo MaravillasUD41 Apr 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Personal life

Although he has lived in Spain continuously since he was a kid, he has not been able to become a Spanish citizen. [5]

Growing up playing football in the streets of Barcelona, Gholam is naturally a fan of FC Barcelona and he has cited Ronaldinho as his favorite footballer. [4] Apart from boxing he also works as an ambulance driver. [5]

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References

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  2. ↑ ""Que Bilbao diga si me ve para enfrentarme a Jon Fernández"" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Boxing record for Moussa Gholam". BoxRec .
  4. 1 2 3 Amatriain Barboni, Daniel (22 February 2019). "Moussa Gholam: "Mi sueño es comprarle una casa a mi madre y ser campeón del mundo"" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo . Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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  7. ↑ Carrera, Álvaro (3 February 2019). "Samir Ziani secó a Juli Giner" (in Spanish). Diario AS . Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Piedrabuena, Celes (1 December 2019). "Moussa Gholam mira ya al Mundial tras noquear al kamikaze Tatakhum" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo . Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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