Khalid Rahilou Explained

Khalid Rahilou
Birth Date:June 19, 1966
Birth Place:Argenteuil, France
Nationality:Moroccan
Weight:Light welterweight
Height:5 ft 8 in
Reach:71 in
Style:Orthodox
Total:42
Wins:37
Ko:16
Losses:5

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

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:

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.[1] Rahilou defended the title twice before losing it to Sharmba Mitchell in 1998.[2] Following a loss to Souleymane M'baye in 2002, Rahilou retired from the sport.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
42Loss37–5Souleymane M'bayeUD12 (12)2002-05-23
41Win37–4Ferenc SzakallasTKO1 (12)2001-09-15
40Win36–4Brice FaradjiSD8 (8)2001-06-23
39Win35–4Jean Marc LinguetPTS8 (8)2001-02-16
38Win34–4Freddy CruzPTS8 (8)2000-08-12
37Win33–4Jozef KubovskyTKO2 (8)2000-04-08
36Loss32–4Thomas DamgaardKO4 (12)1999-04-16
35Loss32–3Sharmba MitchellUD12 (12)1998-10-10
34Win32–2Jean Baptiste MendyUD12 (12)1998-02-21
33Win31–2Silvio Walter RojasSD8 (8)1997-10-04
32Win30–2Marty JakubowskiTKO7 (12)1997-07-05
31Win29–2Frankie RandallTKO11 (12)1997-01-11
30Win28–2Angel FernandezKO3 (6)1996-08-21
29Win27–2Rodney WilsonPTS8 (8)1996-04-20
28Win26–2Eric JakubowskiPTS6 (6)1996-03-10
27Win25–2Søren SøndergaardTKO9 (12)1995-09-08
26Win24–2Pasquale PernaUD12 (12)1995-07-18
25Win23–2Gert Bo JacobsenTKO9 (12)1995-04-28
24Win22–2Patrick BallestaTKO7 (12)1995-02-04
23Win21–2Gert Bo JacobsenTKO3 (12)1994-11-11
22Win20–2Mario MoralesPTS8 (8)1994-10-01
21Win19–2Valery KayumbaUD12 (12)1994-06-04
20Win18–2Eduardo JaquezPTS8 (8)1994-05-07
19Win17–2Patrick BallestaPTS10 (10)1994-02-12
18Win16–2Jean Marc LinguetPTS8 (8)1993-12-20
17Loss15–2Christian MerleKO8 (10)1993-06-25
16Win15–1Jean Marc LinguetRTD7 (?)1993-05-08
15Win14–1Darren McGrewTKO8 (8)1993-02-06
14Win13–1Raffaele PaolettiTKO1 (?)1992-11-07
13Win12–1Mark HammonPTS8 (8)1992-09-26
12Win11–1Arturo NinaPTS6 (6)1992-09-05
11Win10–1Madjid MadhjoubTKO3 (10)1992-06-13
10Win9–1Roland LeClercqTKO4 (?)1992-04-23
9Win8–1Mike PowellPTS8 (8)1992-03-12
8Win7–1Lofti Ben SayelTKO7 (8)1992-01-30
7Win6–1Laroussi TrabelsiUD8 (8)1991-12-19
6Win5–1Georges ElamePTS6 (6)1991-10-25
5Loss4–1Karim RabbiTKO1 (10)1991-06-19
4Win4–0Jean Pierre SciglianoPTS8 (8)1991-04-17
3Win3–0Roland LeClercqTKO3 (8)1991-03-09
2Win2–0Mourad MezouariPTS6 (6)1991-01-26
1Win1–0Mohammed ChebabPTS6 (6)1988-12-10

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Notes and References

  1. News: BOXING. The Washington Post. 2024-05-10.
  2. Web site: Sports briefs. 20 January 2024 . Deseret News. 2024-05-10.