Brahim Asloum ( ar, إبراهيم اسلوم, born 31 January 1979 in
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Bourgoin-Jallieu (; frp, Brégon) is a commune in the Isère department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. The city had 28,834 inhabitants in 2019 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of Lyon. It was formed by the merger of the ...
,
Isère
Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.[boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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. He won the
Light Flyweight Gold medal at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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. His Olympic win was France's first
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gold medal in boxing in 64 years.
Asloum is the former
WBA light flyweight world champion.
Olympic results
*Defeated
Mohamed Rezkalla (Egypt) 12-3
*Defeated
Brian Viloria
Brian Viloria (born November 24, 1980) is a retired American professional boxer of Filipino descent. He is a former unified WBA and WBO flyweight champion, as well as a former WBC and IBF light flyweight champion. His nickname of "The Hawaii ...
(United States) 6-4
*Defeated
Kim Ki-Suk (South Korea) 12-8
*Defeated
Maikro Romero
Maikro Romero (born December 9, 1972) is a Cuban boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Later he changed weight class to Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) a ...
(Cuba) 13-12
*Defeated
Rafael Lozano
Rafael Lozano Muñoz (born January 25, 1970, in Córdoba, Andalusia) is a former boxer from Spain.
Professional career
Known as "Balita", Lozano turned pro in 2001. In 2006, he challenged Brahim Asloum for the WBA Intercontinental Flyweigh ...
(Spain) 23-10
Professional career
Asloum began his professional career in 2001 and went on a streak of 19 consecutive victories to earn a shot at WBA Flyweight Title holder
Lorenzo Parra
Lorenzo Justiniano Parra Garcia (born August 19, 1978) is a Venezuelan professional boxer who held the WBA flyweight title from 2003 to 2007. He has also challenged for the WBA Super bantamweight title in 2008 and the WBA bantamweight title in 2 ...
. Parra dominated the fight, dropping Asloum in the 2nd and taking a unanimous decision.
On 8 December 2007 he defeated
Juan Carlos Reveco
Juan Carlos Reveco (born August 21, 1983) is an Argentine professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Association, WBA light flyweight title and the WBA (Regular) light flyweight and flyweight titles.
Professional career
Reveco turned prof ...
to become the WBA
Light Flyweight
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Champion.
Asloum was inactive after the Reveco fight until his return to the ring 27 April 2009. In July 2008 the WBA changed his status from "World Champion" to "Champion in Recess." When he did return to the ring, Asloum knocked out Humberto Pool in the third round of a non-title flyweight bout.
On 6 September 2009 Asloum announced his retirement from boxing. Asloum cited his dispute with cable channel Canal Plus as the cause for him to stop boxing.
Canal Plus was the promoter of Asloum's fights.
See also
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Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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List of Olympic medalists in boxing
Current program Men's Flyweight
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Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The f ...
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
People from Bourgoin-Jallieu
Light-flyweight boxers
French sportspeople of Algerian descent
Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of France
Olympic gold medalists for France
World boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions
Olympic medalists in boxing
French male boxers
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Isère