Mehdi Bouadla Explained

Mehdi Bouadla
Nickname:The Brave Heart
Weight:
Nationality:
  • French
  • Algerian
Birth Date:2 February 1982
Style:Orthodox
Total:38
Wins:32
Ko:11
Losses:6

Mehdi Bouadla (born 2 February 1982) is a French-Algerian[1] professional boxer. He has challenged once each for a middleweight world title and the European super-middleweight title.

Professional career

Bouadla made his professional debut on 15 October 2003, scoring a second-round corner retirement over Rachid Mokhtari. Fighting mainly in France for the next eight years, Bouadla won the France super-middleweight title and defended it twice, as well as winning various WBA, IBF and WBO regional titles. On 4 June 2011, he faced veteran former world champion Mikkel Kessler for the European super-middleweight title, but was stopped in six rounds.[2]

The following year, on 15 December, Bouadla fought for his first world title against WBO super-middleweight champion Arthur Abraham, who won via eighth-round stoppage.[3] 2013 and early 2014 saw Bouadla pick up four straight wins, each a six-round points decision. Another chance at a world championship—this time the WBA interim middleweight title—came on 9 August 2014, against undefeated prospect Dmitry Chudinov. Once again Bouadla was unsuccessful, as he was stopped in three rounds.[4]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
38Win32–6Attila Tibor NagyUD62 Nov 2018
37Win31–6Yoann BloyerPTS631 Mar 2016
36Loss30–6Dmitry ChudinovTKO3 (12), 9 Aug 2014
35Win30–5Yoann BloyerUD627 Feb 2014
34Win29–5Attila Tibor NagyUD614 Dec 2013
33Win28–5Lorenzo CossedduUD615 Feb 2013
32Win27–5Norbert SzekeresUD62 Feb 2013
31Loss26–5Arthur AbrahamTKO8 (12), 15 Dec 2012
30Win26–4Gary AbajyanPTS826 May 2012
29Win25–4Andrejs LoginovsPTS628 Apr 2012
28Win24–4Samir Santos BarbosaUD1221 Oct 2011
27Win23–4Dmitri ProtkunasTKO1 (6), 16 Sep 2011
26Loss22–4Mikkel KesslerTKO6 (12), 4 Jun 2011
25Win22–3Pavels LotahsUD829 Jan 2011
24Win21–3Ruslans PojonisevsUD64 Dec 2010
23Win20–3Sergei MelisKO4 (12)9 Oct 2010
22Win19–3Francisco Antonio MoraRTD5 (12)22 Jan 2010
21Win18–3Morrade HakkarRTD6 (10)31 Oct 2009
20Win17–3Anthony PrunierRTD9 (10)3 Jul 2009
19Win16–3Mehdi AmarUD1028 Feb 2009
18Win15–3Roman VanickyPTS822 Nov 2008
17Loss14–3Karim CamaraRTD4 (6)31 May 2008
16Win14–2Kamel Belhachemi6 (6)17 May 2008
15Win13–2Laurent GouryPTS85 Apr 2008
14Win12–2Affif BelghechamMD621 Feb 2008
13Loss11–2Gennady Golovkin87 Sep 2007
12Win11–1Guy Dia NjohRTD4 (6)19 May 2007
11Win10–1Abdelkahim DerghalPTS823 Mar 2007
10Win9–1Laurent GouryPTS64 Nov 2006
9Win8–1Michael Henrotin61 Nov 2005
8Loss7–1Laurent GouryPTS628 May 2005
7Win7–0Philippe MendyPTS417 May 2005
6Win6–0Fares Guerrout3 (6)9 Apr 2005
5Win5–0Tarek KaidouriPTS47 Jan 2005
4Win4–0Rabah Touati1 (6)29 May 2004
3Win3–0Slavisa Iskrenov1 (4)3 Apr 2004
2Win2–0Mounir Sahli46 Mar 2004
1Win1–0Rachid Mokhtari2 (4)15 Oct 2003

Notes and References

  1. http://www.africatopsports.com/2012/12/09/boxe-le-franco-algerien-mehdi-bouadla-a-la-conquete-de-la-ceinture-wbo/ "Boxe : Le Franco-Algérien Mehdi Bouadla à la Conquête de la Ceinture WBO"
  2. Sukachev, Alexey (4 June 2011). "Kessler Stops Bouadla in Six Rounds in Copenhagen". BoxingScene. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  3. [Associated Press]
  4. Sukachev, Alexey (9 August 2014). "Dmitry Chudinov Blasts Out Bouadla in Three Rounds". BoxingScene. Retrieved 26 March 2016.