Naoufel Ben Rabah (born 18 November 1977) is a Tunisian former

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

who competed from 2001 to 2013. He twice challenged for the

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light welterweight title between 2006 and 2007. Born in

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, Ben Rabah represented his native country at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

. There he was eliminated in the first round of the competition. Later he became a pro and currently boxes out of

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. On June 30, 2006 he lost a controversial decision to

Juan Urango Juan Fernando Urango Rivas (born October 4, 1980), best known as Juan Urango, is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2012. He held the IBF junior welterweight title twice between 2006 and 2010, and challenged once ...

for the vacant

belt.

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