Laurent Boudouani

Laurent Boudouani
Laurent Boudouani
Born	Laurent Boudouani; 29 December 1966 (age 57); Sallanches, France
Nationality	French
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Light middleweight
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm)
Reach	74 in (188 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	42
Wins	38
Wins by KO	32
Losses	3
Draws	1
Men's boxing
Representing France
Olympic Games

Laurent Boudouani (born 29 December 1966 in Sallanches)^[1] is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1999. He held the WBA light middleweight title from 1996 to 1999 and the European light middleweight title from 1992 to 1993. As an amateur, he won a silver medal in the welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He holds wins over five world champions such as Terry Norris, Carl Daniels, Julio Cesar Vasquez, Javier Castillejo and Guillermo Jones.

Olympic results

1st round bye
Defeated Imre Bacskai (Hungary) 4-1
Defeated Darren Obah (Australia) 5-0
Defeated Song Kyung-Sup (South Korea) 3-2
Defeated Kenneth Gould (United States) 4-1
Lost to Robert Wangila (Kenya) KO by 2

Professional career

Boudouani turned professional in 1989 and had two early victories over future titlist Javier Castillejo prior to capturing the WBA Light Middleweight Title by defeating Julio César Vásquez by fifth-round KO. Boudouani successfully defended his title four times, including victories over Carl Daniels,^[2] Guillermo Jones, and boxing great Terry Norris. Boudouani lost his title to Olympian David Reid^[3] in 1999 by unanimous decision and retired after the bout.

Professional boxing record

42 fights	38 wins	3 losses
By knockout	32	2
By decision	5	1
By disqualification	1	0
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
42	Loss	38–3–1	David Reid	UD	12	1999-03-06	Convention Center, Atlantic City	Lost WBA light-middleweight title
41	Win	38–2–1	Terry Norris	TKO	9	1998-11-30	Palais des Sports, Paris	Retained WBA light-middleweight title
40	Win	37–2–1	Guillermo Jones	SD	12	1998-05-30	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas	Retained WBA light-middleweight title
39	Draw	36–2–1	Guillermo Jones	PTS	12	1998-02-13	University Arena, Albuquerque	Retained WBA light-middleweight title
38	Win	36–2	Kevin Pompey	PTS	8	1997-12-17	Thiais
37	Win	35–2	Carl Daniels	UD	12	29 Mar 1997	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas	Retained WBA light-middleweight title
36	Win	34–2	Benji Singleton	TKO	4	1996-12-14	Convention Center, Atlantic City
35	Win	33–2	Julio César Vásquez	KO	5	1996-08-21	La Palestre, Le Cannet	Won WBA light-middleweight title
34	Win	32–2	Viktor Fesechko	KO	3	1996-07-05	Espace 3000, Hyeres
33	Win	31–2	Jorge Ramírez	KO	5	1996-05-18	Saint-Nazaire
32	Win	30–2	Javier Castillejo	UD	12	1996-01-06	Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret	Retained European light middleweight title
31	Win	29–2	Patrick Vungbo	TKO	6	1995-06-27	Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret	Retained European light middleweight title
30	Win	28–2	Javier Castillejo	TKO	9	1995-01-03	Epernay	Won European light middleweight title
29	Win	27–2	Guy Vaste	TKO	3	1994-11-25	Hayange
28	Win	26–2	Antonio Campbell	KO	3	1994-06-24	Orléans
27	Win	25–2	Marino Monteyne	TKO	5	1994-04-22	Voiron
26	Loss	24–2	Bernard Razzano	TKO	8	1993-10-05	Dijon	Lost European light middleweight title
25	Win	24–1	Andy Till	KO	4	1993-06-23	Picketts Lock Stadium, Edmonton	Retained European light middleweight title
24	Win	23–1	Romolo Casamonica	KO	9	1993-04-03	Soissons	Retained European light middleweight title
23	Win	22–1	Jean-Claude Fontana	KO	3	1992-11-29	Dijon	Won European light middleweight title
22	Win	21–1	Cruz Ramos	TKO	2	1992-09-07	Laval
21	Win	20–1	Rick Haynes	KO	3	1992-04-17	Gap
20	Win	19–1	Anthony Ivory	PTS	8	1992-01-24	Gennevilliers
19	Win	18–1	Clarence White	KO	3	1991-12-20	Palau de Gel d'Andorra, Canillo
18	Win	17–1	Willie Perry	KO	4	1991-11-22	Complex Sport le COMEP, Epernay
17	Win	16–1	Mack Brown	KO	3	1991-09-27	Chenove
16	Loss	15–1	Gilbert Baptist	TKO	8	1991-07-05	Autun
15	Win	15–0	James Sudberry	KO	1	1991-06-14	Reims
14	Win	14–0	Horacio Pérez	KO	4	1990-12-15	Vichy
13	Win	13–0	Jake Torrance	KO	3	1990-10-20	Laon
12	Win	12–0	Jean-Pierre Iniama	KO	5	1990-08-11	Le Cap d'Agde
11	Win	11–0	Freddy Demeulenaere	TKO	2	1990-07-13	Patinoire d'Annecy, Annecy
10	Win	10–0	Karim Ouattara	KO	1	1990-05-19	Montpellier
9	Win	9–0	Jean Louis Marcopena	KO	4	1990-04-06	Port Marchand, Toulon
8	Win	8–0	Marcel Turcas	KO	2	1990-03-09	Annecy
7	Win	7–0	Joel Brival	KO	1	1990-02-23	Nancy
6	Win	6–0	Rafael Fuentes	KO	2	1990-01-26	Nogent-sur-Marne
5	Win	5–0	Bechir Chaarane	DQ	5	1989-12-16	Salle Louis Simon, Gaillard
4	Win	4–0	Jimmy Gourad	KO	4	1989-12-02	Nantes
3	Win	3–0	Kid Taylor	KO	5	1989-10-13	Sète
2	Win	2–0	Eric Dindaine	TKO	1	1989-06-02	Marsac
1	Win	1–0	Djamel Zeghadi	KO	1	1989-04-17	Saint-Quentin

References

^ "BEST I FACED: LAURENT BOUDOUANI". The Ring. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
^ "MOORER RETAINS IBF HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
^ "False Starts Plague Greene in 60-Meter Race". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-05-31.

External links

Boxing record for Laurent Boudouani from BoxRec (registration required)
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laurent Boudouani". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by Jean Claude Fontana	EBU Super-welterweight champion November 29, 1992 – October 5, 1993	Succeeded by Bernard Razzano
Preceded by Javier Castillejo	EBU Super-welterweight champion January 3, 1995 – 1996 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Faouzi Hattab
World boxing titles
Preceded by Julio César Vásquez	WBA Super welterweight champion August 21, 1996 – March 6, 1999	Succeeded by David Reid

[1] "BEST I FACED: LAURENT BOUDOUANI". The Ring. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-31.

[2] "MOORER RETAINS IBF HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-05-31.

[3] "False Starts Plague Greene in 60-Meter Race". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-05-31.

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