Nadjib Mohammedi

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Nadjib Mohammedi
Born (1985-03-12) 12 March 1985 (age 39)
NationalityFrench
Statistics
Weight(s) Super-middleweight
Light-heavyweight
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Reach179 cm (70 in)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights53
Wins44
Wins by KO27
Losses9

Nadjib Mohammedi (born 12 March 1985 in Gardanne) is a French professional boxer [2] [3] and light heavyweight world title challenger.

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Career

Mohammedi turned professional in 2005 and became the France light heavyweight champion in 2008. However, he lost the title a year later in 2009 in an early TKO defeat by Thierry Karl in the first round. Mohammedi would bounce back from his defeat against Karl and become light heavyweight champion of France again in 2013 after defeating Patrick Bois via unanimous decision.

Mohammedi garnered a lot of attention to himself in 2014 after defeating Anatoliy Dudchenko in a 7th round TKO victory which moved him into position to challenge Bernard Hopkins for the IBF light heavyweight title. [4] Mohammedi went on to face Demetrius Walker on the undercard of the Kovalev vs. Hopkins bout and won via KO victory in the 1st round. He announced a deal with boxing promotion company Main Events less than a week after his defeat of Walker. He is currently trained by Abel Sanchez. [5]

Professional boxing record

48 fights41 wins7 losses
By knockout245
By decision172
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
Win41–7 Flag of Latvia.svg Boriss LesinsTKO2 (6)2019-03-30 Flag of France.svg Gymnase Trintignant, Uzes, Gard, France
Loss40–7 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Shishkin TKO10 (12), 1:492018-10-13 Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterinburg Expo, Ekaterinburg, RussiaFor WBA Continental super middleweight title
Loss40–6 Flag of Russia.svg Fedor Chudinov SD12 2018-07-21 Flag of Russia.svg Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, RussiaFor WBA International super middleweight title
Win40–5 Flag of France.svg Hadillah Mohoumadi UD122018-03-30 Flag of France.svg Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, FranceWon vacant WBA Continental super middleweight title
Win39–5 Flag of France.svg Hakim ZoulikhaUD102017-11-11 Flag of France.svg Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
Win38–5 Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman ShkarupaUD122016-10-15 Flag of France.svg Palais des sports Robert Charpentier, Issy-les-Moulineaux, FranceWon vacant WBC Francophone super middleweight title
Loss37–5 Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Gvozdyk KO2 (10), 2:062016-04-09

Flag of the United States.svg MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US

Won vacant WBC-NABF light-heavyweight title

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References

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