Abdelkader Bouhenia (born 7 May 1986) is a

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from

Carcassonne Carcassonne (, also , , ; ; la, Carcaso) is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, in the region of Occitanie. It is the prefecture of the department. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Carcassonne is located in the plain of the ...

. He is best known for having won the Bronze medal in the light-heavyweight division at the

2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Milan, Italy, from September 1, 2009 to September 12, 2009, in the Mediolanum Forum. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The competition was under the supervision of the ...

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Career

Bouhenia, who fights from an orthodox stance, beat Daugirdas Semiotas at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He then scored a huge upset by defeating Irish southpaw,

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. Bouhenia later lost in the semifinals to another southpaw,

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(4:8). At the 2012 European Boxing Olympic he lost his second fight and didn't qualify.

References

Amateur results (scroll down for years)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bouhenia, Abdelkader 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Carcassonne Light-heavyweight boxers French male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games