Fethi Missaoui
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Fethi Missaoui was a Tunisian
Demographics of Tunisia
The majority of modern Tunisians are Arab-Berber orArabized Berber, and are speakers of Tunisian Arabic. However, there is also a small population of Berbers located in the Jabal Dahar mountains in the South East and on the island of Jerba...

 boxer
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...

. Missaoui won the light welterweight bronze medal
Olympic medalists in boxing
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...

 at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

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Olympic results

  • Defeated Lee Trautsch
    Lee Trautsch
    Lee Gary Trautsch is a retired male boxer from Australia. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the first round of the men's light welterweight division by Tunisia's Fethi Missaoui.-References:*...

     (Australia) 25-9
  • Defeated Francie Barrett (Ireland) 18-6
  • Defeated Mohamed Alalou (Algeria) 16-15
  • Lost to Oktay Urkal
    Oktay Urkal
    Oktay Urkal is a Turkish-German former professional welterweight.-Amateur career:As an amateur, Urkal won the silver medal in the light welterweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...

    (Germany) 6-20

Pro career

Missaoui turned pro in 1998 and his career ended abruptly due to an eye injury in 2001. He retired undefeated (12-0-0).
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