Abdelhalim Ouradi
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Abdelhalim Ourradi (born March 19, 1981) is an Algeria
n boxer. He won the 2007 All-African title in the bantamweight division and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
for his native North Africa
n country.
. He then moved up to bantamweight, where he lost to Bruno Julie
at the African Championships in May 2007.
At the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algeria
, he defeated Julie in the semifinals and Ghana
ian Issa Samir in the final.
Ouradi won the gold medal in the 51 kg division at the African Olympic Qualifying Tournament
in Algiers
, Algeria
, where he beat Moroccan boxer
Mesbahi Hicham 6:0 in the final.http://www.roseto2008.com/news06.HTM. He later won the Ahmet Comert Cup tournament.
At the Olympics, Ouradi was defeated by Irish boxer John Joe Nevin
4:9.
In 2009, Ouradi upset world class local hero Bruno Julie in a rematch and won the African Championships in Mauritius.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n boxer. He won the 2007 All-African title in the bantamweight division and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers...
for his native North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
n country.
Career
At the African Championships in 2005, Ouradi lost the semifinal in the flyweight division to Walid CherifWalid Cherif
Walid Cherif is a boxer from Tunisia, who won the gold medal in 2003 at the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria.He also participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native North African country. There he was beaten in the first round of the Flyweight division by Georgia's Nikoloz Izoria.Cherif...
. He then moved up to bantamweight, where he lost to Bruno Julie
Bruno Julie
Bruno Julie is a bantamweight boxer from Mauritius who won a number of medals in international tournaments and competed in the 2008 Olympics when he won the first-ever Olympic medal for the island of Mauritius-Career:...
at the African Championships in May 2007.
At the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, he defeated Julie in the semifinals and Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian Issa Samir in the final.
Ouradi won the gold medal in the 51 kg division at the African Olympic Qualifying Tournament
1st AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held from January 23 to January 31, 2008 in Algiers, Algeria.-Qualifying:21 teams participated in this tournament:Number in is total boxer in each country- Competition System :...
in Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, where he beat Moroccan boxer
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
Mesbahi Hicham 6:0 in the final.http://www.roseto2008.com/news06.HTM. He later won the Ahmet Comert Cup tournament.
At the Olympics, Ouradi was defeated by Irish boxer John Joe Nevin
John Joe Nevin
John Joseph Nevin , more commonly known as John Joe Nevin, is an Irish amateur boxer who won the Irish national boxing title and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics at the age of 18....
4:9.
In 2009, Ouradi upset world class local hero Bruno Julie in a rematch and won the African Championships in Mauritius.