Newfel Ouatah
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Newfel Ouatah, born November 8, 1985 at Lyon
) is a French
–[Kabyle.[Algeria]]n pro boxer best known to for his amateur success.
He won a Gold medal of 2007 African Championship in Tananarive (Madagascar) at super heavyweight, a silver medal at the All African Games in Algiers and fought at the 2008 Olympics. Ouatah's the cousin of French football player Karim Benzema
, Newfel's and Karim's families are from the same town in Algeria (Ath Djellil). He's also a cousin of famous Algerian singer Hanifa (Hanifa's mother is the sister of Newfel's grandfather).
He fought after two month of training his first educative fight and won it.
Then he became 2000 French champion in the middleweight division (-75 kg).In 2001 He won the French Cadets (under 17) championship in the light heavyweight (-81 kg).
As a Heavyweight he won the 2002 and 2003 Junior (under 19) Nationals championships. He lost in the quarterfinals of the junior world championships when he lost to Robert Alfonso
.
He became the 2005 (against Stéphane Gomis) and 2006 French champion at 201 lb by beating John M'Bumba
twice time by knock out.
He captured the bronze medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
.
Then he asked the French federation to agree him to start boxing for his native country.
In 2007 he lost to M'Bumba, went up a division and started fighting for Algeria where he immediately won a silver medal at the All Africa games losing to Ahmed Samir Abdelhalim
8:17.
In 2008 he qualified for the Olympics by beating Stéphane Gomis of Sénegal and Moroccan Mohamed Amanissi 21:8 in a qualifier.
Even in April 2008 he fought his fourth fight against M'Bumba when the fight was amazingly stopped after 1:20 in the last round giving to M'Bumba a disputed winning decision.
In June 2008 he won the St Quentin's Pré Olympic tournament by winning the final against German Erik Pfeifer.
He started his Olympic preparation with Jean Baptiste Mendy
's coach, Houari Amri.
In the round of 16 he upset Jose Payares
of Venezuela, in the quarter final he was beaten by World Championship silver medallist Vyacheslav Glazkov
4:10.
At the Ahmert COMERT tounament in 2009 he took his revenge against former conqueror and 2007 PanAm and 2008 World Cup winner Robert Alfonso by KO in the second round (one-punch knockout).
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
) is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
–[Kabyle.[Algeria]]n pro boxer best known to for his amateur success.
He won a Gold medal of 2007 African Championship in Tananarive (Madagascar) at super heavyweight, a silver medal at the All African Games in Algiers and fought at the 2008 Olympics. Ouatah's the cousin of French football player Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema is a French international footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga. He primarily plays as a striker whose influence can extend out to the wings and is known for his technical ability, powerful style of play, and vast goal-scoring ability...
, Newfel's and Karim's families are from the same town in Algeria (Ath Djellil). He's also a cousin of famous Algerian singer Hanifa (Hanifa's mother is the sister of Newfel's grandfather).
Career
Newfel started boxing in 1998 after the World Cup in France, while all the other children were playing football, he prefer to start boxing in front of his block, at the Club Pugillistique Villeurbannais's Gym.He fought after two month of training his first educative fight and won it.
Then he became 2000 French champion in the middleweight division (-75 kg).In 2001 He won the French Cadets (under 17) championship in the light heavyweight (-81 kg).
As a Heavyweight he won the 2002 and 2003 Junior (under 19) Nationals championships. He lost in the quarterfinals of the junior world championships when he lost to Robert Alfonso
Robert Alfonso
Robert Leodan Alfonso Acea is a Cuban amateur boxer. He is best known for his victory at the 2007 Pan American games in the super heavyweight division.-Career:...
.
He became the 2005 (against Stéphane Gomis) and 2006 French champion at 201 lb by beating John M'Bumba
John M'Bumba
John Mickael M'Bumba is a French amateur boxer best known to win a Bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships at Heavyweights 91 kg.-Career:...
twice time by knock out.
He captured the bronze medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
2005 Mediterranean Games
The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005, commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 July 2005, where 3,214 athletes from 21 countries participated...
.
Then he asked the French federation to agree him to start boxing for his native country.
In 2007 he lost to M'Bumba, went up a division and started fighting for Algeria where he immediately won a silver medal at the All Africa games losing to Ahmed Samir Abdelhalim
Emad Abdelhalim Ali
-Career:Ali is best known for having won the gold medal in the men's super heavyweight division at the 2007 All-Africa Games.In 2006, he still competed at 201 lbs and lost in the first round of the Ahmed Öner Cup to Ali Mazaheri by RSCO. He beat Guy Bakutu Batangule 17:4, Mohamed Homrani ...
8:17.
In 2008 he qualified for the Olympics by beating Stéphane Gomis of Sénegal and Moroccan Mohamed Amanissi 21:8 in a qualifier.
Even in April 2008 he fought his fourth fight against M'Bumba when the fight was amazingly stopped after 1:20 in the last round giving to M'Bumba a disputed winning decision.
In June 2008 he won the St Quentin's Pré Olympic tournament by winning the final against German Erik Pfeifer.
He started his Olympic preparation with Jean Baptiste Mendy
Jean Baptiste Mendy
Jean-Baptiste Mendy is a French former professional boxer of African origin. He's also a former WBC and WBA lightweight champion.- Professional career :...
's coach, Houari Amri.
In the round of 16 he upset Jose Payares
José Payares
José David Payares Julio is a Venezuelan amateur boxer best known to win the silver medal at the PanAm Games 2007 in the men's heavyweight division with 91 kg/201 lbs limit...
of Venezuela, in the quarter final he was beaten by World Championship silver medallist Vyacheslav Glazkov
Vyacheslav Glazkov
Vyacheslav Glazkov is a Ukrainian professional boxer best known for winning the silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and Olympic bronze in the super heavyweight division as an amateur.-Amateur:...
4:10.
At the Ahmert COMERT tounament in 2009 he took his revenge against former conqueror and 2007 PanAm and 2008 World Cup winner Robert Alfonso by KO in the second round (one-punch knockout).