Mustapha Moussa ( ar, مصطفى موسى; born February 2, 1962 in

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 ...

) is an Algerian former boxer who fought in the light heavyweight division. He won the first-ever Olympic medal for Algeria, winning a bronze at the

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. He shared the podium with American boxer

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Career

Mustapha Moussa started boxing in his native city

with .

Pro career

Moussa turned pro in 1988 and had little success. He lost his pro debut to future titlist

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, 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

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(Malawi) 5-0 *Defeated Tony Wilson (Great Britain) 5-0 *Lost to

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(Yugoslavia) 0-5

Career

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 )

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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 {{Algeria-Olympic-medalist-stub