Tahar Ben Hassen (born July 14, 1941), sometimes written as Tamar Ben Hassan, is a retired

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Olympics

Hassen competed in the

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as a

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. He lost his first bout to Nicolae Puiu after receiving a first round bye.www.sports-reference.com
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1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

as a

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. He won is first bout against

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, but lost his next bout against eventual silver medalist

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Professional

As a professional Hassen lost to

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for the

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featherweight title. His record was 26 wins (15ko), 8 losses (5ko) and 3 draws.

References

External links

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Habib Galhia
Olympic Database 1941 births Olympic boxers of Tunisia Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Living people Tunisian male boxers Bantamweight boxers 20th-century Tunisian people {{Tunisia-boxing-bio-stub