Brahim_Asloum
Brahim Asloum
French boxer
Brahim Asloum (Arabic: إبراهيم اسلوم, born 31 January 1979 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère) is a French boxer. He held the WBA light flyweight title from 2007 to 2009. As an amateur boxer, Asloum won Light Flyweight Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. His Olympic win was France's first Olympic gold medal in boxing in 64 years.
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| Born | (1979-01-31) 31 January 1979 (age 45) Bourgoin-Jallieu, France | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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- Defeated Mohamed Rezkalla (Egypt) 12-3
- Defeated Brian Viloria (United States) 6-4
- Defeated Kim Ki-Suk (South Korea) 12-8
- Defeated Maikro Romero (Cuba) 13-12
- Defeated Rafael Lozano (Spain) 23-10
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. Parra dominated the fight, dropping Asloum in the 2nd and taking a unanimous decision.[1]
On 10 March 2007 he got another opportunity at a world title when he faced Omar Narváez for the WBO flyweight title, he would also lose again via a unanimous decision.[2]
On 8 December 2007 he defeated Juan Carlos Reveco to become the WBA Light Flyweight 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.[3]
| 26 fights | 24 wins | 2 losses |
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| By knockout | 10 | 0 |
| By decision | 14 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Humberto Pool | KO | 3 (10) | 2009-04-27 | La Palestre, Le Cannet, France | |
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Juan Carlos Reveco | UD | 12 (12) | 2007-12-08 | La Palestre, Le Cannet, Germany | Won WBA light-flyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Wellington Vicente | KO | 9 (10) | 2007-09-15 | Stadthalle, Rostock, France | |
| 23 | Loss | 21–2 | Omar Narváez | UD | 12 (12) | 2007-03-10 | La Palestre, Le Cannet, France | For WBO flyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Rafael Lozano | TKO | 4 (12) | 2006-12-02 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | Retained WBA Inter-Continental flyweight title |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | José Jiménez | UD | 12 (12) | 2006-07-15 | La Palestre, Le Cannet, France | Retained WBA Inter-Continental flyweight title |
| 20 | Loss | 19–1 | Lorenzo Parra | UD | 12 (12) | 2005-12-05 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | For WBA flyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Édgar Velásquez | TD | 8 (12) | 2005-07-09 | La Palestre, Le Cannet, France | Retained WBA Inter-Continental flyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | José Antonio López Bueno | KO | 3 (12) | 2005-03-14 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | Retained European flyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Noel Arambulet | UD | 12 (12) | 2004-11-08 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Aleksandr Makhmutov | UD | 12 (12) | 2004-07-10 | La Palestre, Le Cannet, France | Retained European flyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Iván Pozo | UD | 12 (12) | 2004-04-29 | Palais des Sports, Levallois-Perret, France | Retained European flyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | José Antonio López Bueno | MD | 12 (12) | 2003-11-14 | Palais des Sports, Levallois-Perret, France | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental & European flyweight titles |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Steffen Norskov | UD | 12 (12) | 2003-07-04 | Futuroscope, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France | Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental flyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Zolile Mbityi | UD | 8 (8) | 2003-04-04 | Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Christophe Rodrigues | SD | 10 (10) | 2002-12-05 | Palais des Sports, Levallois-Perret, France | Won French flyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Pornchai Ratsopha | TKO | 4 (8) | 2002-10-09 | Yoyogi First Gym, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Wele Maqolo | KO | 4 (6) | 2002-08-10 | Plages du Prado, France | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Juan Herrera | TKO | 3 (6) | 2002-05-23 | Palais des Sports, Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Marcos Ramon Obregon | UD | 8 (8) | 2002-02-23 | Palais des Sports, Marseille, France | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Rodolfo Blanco | PTS | 6 (6) | 2001-12-22 | Zénith d'Orléans, Orléans, France | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Mercurio Ciaramitaro | UD | 6 (6) | 2001-10-08 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Javier Ortiz | PTS | 6 (6) | 2001-08-04 | Plages du Prado, France | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Victor Martinez | KO | 3 (6) | 2001-05-14 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Kenny Berrios | TKO | 6 (6) | 2001-03-12 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Aneudis Cuevas Pena | TKO | 3 (6) | 2001-01-29 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France |
- Listed by BoxRec as Southpaw, but regularly switch-hits as an Orthodox
- "Parra Retains WBA Flyweight Title". The Ledger. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- "Narvaez eases to tenth defence". BBC. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- "Asloum out after Canal Plus dispute". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- Boxing record for Brahim Asloum from BoxRec (registration required)
- Brahim Asloum at Olympedia
| Sporting positions | ||||
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| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded by Christophe Rodrigues |
French flyweight champion December 5, 2002 – 2003 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Alain Bonnel | ||
| Preceded by Steffen Norskov |
WBA Inter-Continental flyweight champion July 4, 2003 – December 8, 2007 Won world title |
Vacant Title next held by Kōki Kameda | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Giuseppe Lagana |
WBO Inter-Continental flyweight champion November 14, 2003 – 2007 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Choi Yo-sam | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Aleksandr Makhmutov |
European flyweight champion November 14, 2003 – 2005 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Iván Pozo | ||
| World boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded by | WBA light-flyweight champion December 8, 2007 – July 18, 2008 Status changed |
Succeeded by | ||
| Honorary boxing titles | ||||
| New title | WBA light-flyweight champion Champion in recess July 18, 2008 – September 6, 2009 Retired |
Vacant | ||