Saleh Khoulef

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Saleh Khoulef (born March 30, 1975) is an Egyptian boxer., [1] He competed in the light welterweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics. During the competition, he defeated Ukraine's Vyacheslav Senchenko in the second round, but was eliminated in the subsequent round.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Saleh Khoulef". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 28 October 2012.