Youness Baalla Explained

Youness Baalla
Nationality:	Moroccan
Sport:	Boxing
Birth Date:	25 April 1999
Birth Place:	Casablanca, Morocco

Youness Baalla (born 25 April 1999) is a Moroccan boxer.^[1] He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Career

Baalla won the silver medal at the 2019 All-African Games in Rabat in the heavyweight category.^[3] He qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics via the African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar in March 2020.^[4]

Baalla was disqualified at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after trying to bite his opponent David Nyika's ear in round 16 of the -91 kg event.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Youness Baalla . Olympedia . 28 July 2021.
2. Web site: Boxing: Men's Heavy (81-91kg) . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 28 July 2021 . 8 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210808065554/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/BOX/OG2020-_BOX_C75_BOXM91KG--------------------------.pdf . dead.
3. Web site: Arryadia - Jeux Africains 2019/Boxe: Baalla Youness se contente de la médaille d'argent de la catégorie lourd (91 kg) . 2 August 2021 . arryadia.snrt.ma.
4. Web site: Boxing: BAALLA Youness . dead . 2 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . en-us . 26 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726060452/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/athlete-profile-n1418395-baalla-youness.htm.
5. Web site: Le marocain Youness Baalla se prend pour Mike Tyson et tente de mordre son adversaire lors des JO de Tokyo . 2 August 2021 . L'Équipe . fr.
6. Web site: à 06h06 . Par Victor Cousin Le 28 juillet 2021 . 28 July 2021 . JO de Tokyo : le boxeur marocain Youness Baalla se prend pour Mike Tyson et essaie de mordre son adversaire . 2 August 2021 . leparisien.fr . fr-FR.
7. Web site: JO : Un boxeur marocain imite Mike Tyson et tente de mordre son adversaire en plein combat . 2 August 2021 . LEFIGARO . 27 July 2021 . fr.