| Hacine Cherifi | |
| Realname: | Billy |
| Weight: | Middleweight |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
| Nationality: | French |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Lyon, France |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 49 |
| Wins: | 36 |
| Ko: | 20 |
| Losses: | 12 |
| Draws: | 1 |
Hacine "Billy" Cherifi (born 12 December 1967) is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. He held the WBC middleweight title in 1998. He made two other attempts at world titles; the WBC super middleweight title in 1997 and the WBA middleweight title in 2000. At regional level, he twice held the French middleweight title, firstly from 1995 to 1996 and again from 2002 to 2003. He also held the EBU European middleweight title from 1996 to 1997.
Cherifi, known as "Billy", began his pro career in 1989 and challenged for the WBC super middleweight title in 1997 against Robin Reid, losing split decision. After the loss, he dropped down in weight and took on WBC middleweight champion, Keith Holmes, winning a decision, although he was dropped in the ninth round. In 1999, he lost the belt in his first defense to Holmes in a rematch via seventh-round knockout.
In 2000 he got a shot at WBA middleweight champion William Joppy. Cherifi was dominated and knocked down in Rounds 8 and 9, and lost by decision.[1]
In 2002 he would face Felix Trinidad. Cherifi was stopped in the fourth round.[2]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Loss | 36–12–1 | Rudy Markussen | ||||||
| 48 | Win | 36–11–1 | Michel Noto | ||||||
| 47 | Loss | 35–11–1 | Felix Sturm | ||||||
| 46 | Win | 35–10–1 | Paul Sextius | ||||||
| 45 | Loss | 34–10–1 | Franck Mezaache | ||||||
| 44 | Loss | 34–9–1 | Brian Magee | ||||||
| 43 | Loss | 34–8–1 | Howard Eastman | ||||||
| 42 | Win | 34–7–1 | Didier Nkuku Mupeko | ||||||
| 41 | Win | 33–7–1 | Christophe Tendil | ||||||
| 40 | Loss | 32–7–1 | Félix Trinidad | ||||||
| 39 | Loss | 32–6–1 | Harry Simon | ||||||
| 38 | Win | 32–5–1 | Silvio Walter Rojas | ||||||
| 37 | Win | 31–5–1 | Lóránt Szabó | ||||||
| 36 | Loss | 30–5–1 | William Joppy | ||||||
| 35 | Win | 30–4–1 | Alex Lubo | ||||||
| 34 | Win | 29–4–1 | Viktor Fesechko | ||||||
| 33 | Win | 28–4–1 | Mohamed Boualleg | ||||||
| 32 | Win | 27–4–1 | Jorge Sclarandi | ||||||
| 31 | Loss | 26–4–1 | Keith Holmes | ||||||
| 30 | Win | 26–3–1 | Anthony Ivory | ||||||
| 29 | Win | 25–3–1 | Keith Holmes | ||||||
| 28 | Loss | 24–3–1 | Robin Reid | ||||||
| 27 | Win | 24–2–1 | Neville Brown | ||||||
| 26 | Win | 23–2–1 | Branko Sobot | ||||||
| 25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Michel Simeon | ||||||
| 24 | Win | 21–2–1 | Heath Todd | ||||||
| 23 | Win | 20–2–1 | Alexander Zaytsev | ||||||
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Patrick Vungbo | ||||||
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Erland Betare | ||||||
| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Thierry Trevillot | ||||||
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Ricky Thomas | ||||||
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Mustapha Dundar | ||||||
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Stephane Jegou | ||||||
| 16 | Draw | 13–2–1 | Erland Betare | ||||||
| 15 | Win | 13–2 | Thierry Trevillot | ||||||
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Mustapha Dundar | ||||||
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Viktor Plotnikov | ||||||
| 12 | Win | 10–2 | Felix Jose Hernandez | ||||||
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Jimmy Gourad | ||||||
| 10 | Loss | 8–2 | Gino Lelong | ||||||
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Laurent Kante | ||||||
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Mario Lavouiray | ||||||
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Dominique Wadin | ||||||
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Lansana Diallo | ||||||
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Mohammed Hamila | ||||||
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Kristo Slavchev | ||||||
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Milko Stoikov | ||||||
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Mustapha Hachemi | ||||||
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Zacharie Mulamba |