Kamel Abboud Explained

Kamel Abboud
Nationality:	Algerian
Sport:	Boxing
Birth Date:	30 September 1961
Height:	NaN1.78
Weight:	NaN67

Kamel Abboud (born 30 September 1961)^[1] is an Algerian boxer. He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in the men's welterweight division.^[2] He tied for ninth place with seven other competitors.^[3]

Early life

Kamel trained at the Béjaïa boxing school, considered to be the best at the national level at the time he was training.^[4]

Significant Competitions

He won the gold medal in the lightweight division at the 1979 African Boxing Championship.^[5]

He competed in the welterweight division at the 1981 CISM Championships held at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He lost to Tim Christensen (USA) in the quarter-finals.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kamel Abboud. Olympics Games, Medals, Results, News IOC. December 27, 2017.
2. Kamel Aboud Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045647/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/kamel-aboud-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 13 December 2017.
3. Web site: Boxing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games Men's Welterweight. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045603/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/BOX/mens-welterweight.html. dead. April 18, 2020. SportReference.com. December 17, 2017.
4. Web site: Kamel Abboud and Aziz Khouchene, pride of Bougiotes. June 4, 2008. La Dépêche de Kabylie. December 27, 2017.
5. Web site: 1979 Africa Boxing championships : Kenya takes control Kenya Page Blog. kenyapage.net. 2020-01-21.
6. Web site: CISM Championships. Amateur Boxing. December 27, 2017.