Djamel Lifa (born 1 March 1969) is a French 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 1992 to 2001, holding the European super featherweight title from 1997 to 1998. As an amateur, he represented his country at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

Amateur career

Lifa claimed a record of 81-16-4 (13 KO) and competed at the

in Barcelona, Spain. In 1991 he won the bronze medal at the European Championships, held in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Amateur Highlights

*1989 French Featherweight Champion *1989 European Championships in Athens as a Featherweight. Lost to

Kirkor Kirkorov Kirkor Kirkorov ( bg, Киркор Киркоров; born March 4, 1968, as Krikor Kirkorian) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was defeated in the fi ...

(Bulgaria) points *1989 World Championships in Moscow as a Featherweight. Results were: **Defeated Saoud Al Mowaizri (Kuwait) points **Defeated Sandro Casamonica (Italy) points **Lost to

Arnaldo Mesa Arnaldo Mesa Bonell (6 December 1967 – 17 December 2012) was an amateur boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. In the final of the Bantamweight (– 54 ...

(Cuba) points *1990 French Featherweight Champion *1991 3rd place at French Championships as a Featherweight, losing on points to Eddy Suarez *1991 3rd place at European Championships as a Featherweight at Gothenburg, Sweden. Results were: **Defeated Zoltan Kalocsai (Hungary) points **Defeated

(Bulgaria) points **Lost to Faat Gatin (Soviet Union) points *1991 competed as a Featherweight at the World Championships in Sydney, Australia. Results were: **Defeated John Wallace (New Zealand) TKO 3 **Lost to

(Bulgaria) points *1992 Represented France as a Featherweight at Barcelona Olympic Games. Results were: **Defeated Charlie Balena (Philippines) points **Lost to

Andreas Tews Andreas Tews (born 11 September 1968) is a German former amateur boxer. Tews won the Flyweight Silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the Featherweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His first international success came with hi ...

(Germany) 4-9

Professional career

As a professional Lifa had forty bouts, winning 35 (14 ko's) of them.

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lifa, Djamel 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Aix-en-Provence Lightweight boxers Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of France French male boxers