Khalid Rahilou

Khalid Rahilou
Statistics
Weight(s) Light-welterweight
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach 180 cm (71 in)
Nationality French
Born (1966-06-19) 19 June 1966
Argenteuil, France
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 42
Wins 37
Wins by KO 16
Losses 5

Khalid Rahilou (born 19 June 1966) is French former professional boxer of Moroccan descent. He held the WBA light-welterweight world title between 1997–1998, and the EBU European title between 1994–1995.[1]

Amateur career

Rahilou compiled an amateur record of 45 wins, 7 losses and 12 knockouts. He represented Morocco in the 1988 Olympics in the light welterweight division. His results were:

  • Defeated Avaavau Avaavau (Western Samoa) – RSC 3
  • Lost to Todd Foster (USA) – KO 2

Professional career

Rahilou began his professional career in 1988 and won his first major regional championship—the European light-welterweight title—in 1994. He later became world champion by winning the WBA light-welterweight title from Frankie Randall in 1997. Rahilou defended the title twice before losing it to Sharmba Mitchell in 1998. Following a loss to Souleymane M'baye in 2002, Rahilou retired from the sport.[1]

Achievements
Preceded by
Valery Kayumba
European light-welterweight champion
4 June 1994 – 8 September 1995
Succeeded by
Soren Sondergaard
Preceded by
Frankie Randall
WBA light-welterweight champion
11 January 1997 – 10 October 1998
Succeeded by
Sharmba Mitchell

References


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