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Akim Tafer
Hakim Tafer ( ar, حكيم طافر) (born 27 August 1967) is a French-Algerian boxer. He is a three-time world title challenger. Career The European Champion in the Cruiserweight division in 1992, 1993 and 1996, Tafer fought three times for the WBC World Championship: on October 16, 1993, against Anaclet Wamba (throw the towel in the 7th round) and twice against Marcelo Fabian Dominguez (by TKO and by points). Professional boxing record , - , align="center" colspan=8, 23 Wins (15 knockouts, 8 decisions), 7 Losses (5 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw'', - , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Result , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Record , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Opponent , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Type , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruiserweight (boxing)
Cruiserweight, also referred to as junior heavyweight, is a weight class (boxing), weight class in professional boxing between light heavyweight and heavyweight. Before the advent of the current cruiserweight class, "light heavyweight" and "cruiserweight" were sometimes used interchangeably in the United Kingdom. Professional boxing The current weight limit for the division is . When originally established, the weight limit was . The division was established in order to accommodate smaller heavyweight boxers who could not compete with the growing size of boxers in that division. While many great heavyweight champions (such as Rocky Marciano and Joe Louis) weighed around 190 pounds in their career, during the 1970s it became fairly standard that fit heavyweight boxers weighed at least . It was felt by many boxing authorities that asking men weighing between and to fight these larger men was unfair. The WBC was the first boxing organization to recognize the cruiserweight division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |