Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye (born 26 October 1979) is an Italian professional boxer. He is a former

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champion and has challenged twice for the

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super-middleweight title.

Professional career

Born in Senegal but based in Italy throughout his career, Ndiaye made his professional debut on 1 October 2005, scoring a fourth-round

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against Thomas Dodoo. From 2006 to 2007, Ndiaye won three regional

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titles. His first opportunity at fighting for a major regional championship—the

super-middleweight title—was on 14 March 2008, which ended in a

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loss to

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. On 11 November 2011, Ndiaye scored a late twelfth-round stoppage against

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to win the now-vacant European Union super-middleweight title on his second attempt. One defence of this title was made in a ninth-round

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over Jose Maria Guerrero on 26 May 2012. Ndiaye fought to a controversial

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with Christopher Rebrassé on 8 June 2013, with the vacant

super-middleweight title on the line. In their EBU-mandated rematch on 22 March 2014, Rebrassé won the aforementioned title by stopping Ndiaye in four rounds.Gray, Tom (20 September 2014)
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Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ndiaye, Mouhamed Ali Super-middleweight boxers Living people 1979 births Italian male boxers Senegalese emigrants to Italy People from Dakar Region