Abdelkader Bouhenia
Encyclopedia
Abdelkader Bouhenia is a boxer
from Carcassonne
. He is best known for having won the Bronze medal in the light-heavyweight division at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
in Milan
.
Bouhenia, who fights from an orthodox stance, beat Daugirdas Semiotas
. He then scored a huge upset by defeating Irish southpaw, Kenneth Egan
. Bouhenia later lost in the semifinals to another southpaw, Elshod Rasulov
(4:8).
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Carcassonne
Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc.It is divided into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. Carcassone was founded by the Visigoths in the fifth century,...
. He is best known for having won the Bronze medal in the light-heavyweight division at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Milan, Italy from September 1, 2009 to September 12, 2009 in the Mediolanum Forum. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history...
in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
.
Bouhenia, who fights from an orthodox stance, beat Daugirdas Semiotas
Daugirdas Semiotas
Daugirdas Šemiotas is an amateur boxer from Lithuania best known to win the bronze medal at light heavyweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships....
. He then scored a huge upset by defeating Irish southpaw, Kenneth Egan
Kenneth Egan
Kenneth "Kenny" Egan is an amateur boxer from Clondalkin, Dublin best known for winning a Silver Medal in the final of the 81 kg, Light-Heavyweight boxing final at the 2008 Olympics...
. Bouhenia later lost in the semifinals to another southpaw, Elshod Rasulov
Elshod Rasulov
Elshod Rasulov is an amateur boxer from Uzbekistan, who won Gold at the 2006 Asian Games in the Middleweight division.-Career:...
(4:8).