Brahim Asloum

Brahim Asloum
Born	Brahim Asloum (1979-01-31) 31 January 1979 (age 45) Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
Nationality	French
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light flyweight
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Stance	orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	26
Wins	24
Wins by KO	10
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0
Medal record Men's boxing Representing  France Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Light flyweight

Brahim Asloum (

gold medal in boxing in 64 years.

Asloum is the former WBA light flyweight world champion.

Olympic results

• Defeated
  Mohamed Rezkalla
  (Egypt) 12-3
• Defeated Brian Viloria (United States) 6-4
• Defeated
  Kim Ki-Suk
  (South Korea) 12-8
• Defeated Maikro Romero (Cuba) 13-12
• Defeated Rafael Lozano (Spain) 23-10

Professional career

Asloum began his professional career in 2001 and went on a streak of 19 consecutive victories to earn a shot at WBA Flyweight Title holder Lorenzo Parra. Parra dominated the fight, dropping Asloum in the 2nd and taking a unanimous decision. On 8 December 2007 he defeated

Champion.

Asloum was inactive after the Reveco fight until his return to the ring 27 April 2009. In July 2008 the WBA changed his status from "World Champion" to "Champion in Recess." When he did return to the ring, Asloum knocked out Humberto Pool in the third round of a non-title flyweight bout.^{[1] [2] [3]} On 6 September 2009 Asloum announced his retirement from boxing. Asloum cited his dispute with cable channel Canal Plus as the cause for him to stop boxing.^[4] Canal Plus was the promoter of Asloum's fights.

See also

• Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• List of Olympic medalists in boxing

References

External links

• Boxing record for Brahim Asloum from BoxRec (registration required)

Preceded by Juan Carlos Reveco	WBA Light Flyweight Champion 8 December 2007 – 18 July 2008 Status changed	Vacant Title next held by Giovanni Segura
New title	WBA Light Flyweight Champion Champion in Recess 18 July 2008 – 6 September 2009 Retired	Vacant