Khalid Rahilou Explained

Khalid Rahilou
Birth Date:June 19, 1966
Birth Place:Argenteuil, France
Nationality:Moroccan
French
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 a French-Moroccan former professional boxer and kickboxer. He held the WBA light-welterweight world title between 1997 and 1998, and the EBU European title between 1994 and 1995.

Kickboxing career

Amateur career

Khalil participated in the W.A.K.O. World Championships, defeating German fighter Klemens Willner by decision and defeated the American fighter Tommy Williams by decision to win the 1987 WAKO World Championship Full Contact - 63.5 kg Gold Medal.

Professional career

After winning the World Kickboxing Association Title, he defended it against Ramon Dekkers winning a 12 round fight by unanimous decision in 1989.

In 1993 he fought for the belt again against Troy Dorsey in a 12 round fight winning by unanimous decision.

Boxing career

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.

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Professional

Amateur

Boxing

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

Notable Kickboxing Fights

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1993- || Win ||align=left| Troy Dorsey|| || || Decision (Unanimous)|| 12 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1989-10-27 || Win||align=left| Ramon Dekkers || || Paris, France|| Decision (Unanimous) || 12 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-| colspan=9 | Legend:

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1987-10-11 || Win ||align=left| Tommy Williams || W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987, Final|| Munich, Germany|| Decision || 3 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1987-10-10 || Win ||align=left| Klemens Willner || W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987, Semifinals|| Munich, Germany|| Decision || 3 || 2:00 |-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

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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.