Mustapha Moussa ( ar, مصطفى موسى; born February 2, 1962 in
Oran
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who fought in the light heavyweight division. He won the first-ever Olympic medal for Algeria, winning a bronze at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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in
Los Angeles
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.
He shared the podium with American boxer
Evander Holyfield
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Career
Mustapha Moussa started boxing in his native city
Oran
Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...
with .
Pro career
Moussa turned pro in 1988 and had little success. He lost his pro debut to future titlist
Mauro Galvano
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Amateur career
As an amateur, Galvano was the 1984 Italian Middleweight Champion and the 1985 Italian Light-Heavyweight Cham ...
, as well as his other fight in 1988. He fought once in 1992 and 2004, losing both fights. His career record is 0-4-0.
Olympic results
*1st round bye
*Defeated
Drake Thadzi
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(Malawi) 5-0
*Defeated
Tony Wilson
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(Great Britain) 5-0
*Lost to
Anton Josipović
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(Yugoslavia) 0-5
Career
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Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles, USA (81 kg )
* CISM Championships - Algiers, Algeria 1982 (81 kg )
* Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 1983 (81 kg )
* Pan Arab Games Rabat, Morocco 1985 (81 kg )
* All-Africa Games (
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) 1987 (- 81 kg )
*Quarter-finals World Cup - Seoul, South Korea 1985 (- 81 kg )
Tournament
* President's Cup ( Jakarta, Indonesia ) 1981 (75 kg)
* French Open ( Perigueux, France ) 1981 (81 kg )
* Feliks Stamm Memorial ( Warsaw, Poland) 1983 (81 kg )
* Giraldo Cordova Cardin Tournament - Santiago de Cuba 1983 (81 kg )
* 24 Fevrier Tournament ( Algiers, Algeria ) 1985 (81 kg )
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
Light-heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of Algeria
Olympic bronze medalists for Algeria
Olympic medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Oran
Algerian male boxers
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Algeria
Competitors at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
African Games silver medalists for Algeria
African Games medalists in boxing
Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing
Competitors at the 1987 All-Africa Games
21st-century Algerian people
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