Moussa Gholam
Moussa Gholam | |
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| Born | 10 June 1995 Larache, Morocco |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Other names | King Khalifa[2][3] |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super-featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 22 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Wins by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 1 |
Moussa Gholam (born 10 June 1995) is a Moroccan professional boxer who has held the WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title since 2019.
Early life[edit]
Gholam was born on 10 June 1995 in Larache, Morocco, where he grew up with his grandmother. He moved to Barcelona at the age of seven to join his parents, who had been living and working in Ceuta before that.[4] Growing up in a tough neighborhood where he suffered from bullying, he began boxing to learn how to defend himself.[4] He has been with Gallego Prada club since he started when he was eleven years old.[5]
Professional career[edit]
Gholam made his professional debut on 1 April 2016, defeating Reynaldo Maravillas via unanimous decision (UD) at the Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona.[6] After a 10–0 start, he picked up the vacant WBC Youth Silver super featherweight title on 2 February 2019 by beating Romanian prospect Alex Rat (8–3–2, 3 KO), who did not answer the bell for the sixth round.[7] Less than ten months later, on 30 November, he faced Thai veteran Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (61–5, 41 KO) for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title, stopping him by technical knockout (TKO) in the tenth round of their 10-round bout for his second title belt.[8] This entered him into the top 15 of the WBO rankings, placing him at #12.[9] He was named the best foreign boxer in Spain of 2019 by Espabox.com after winning all five of his fights and two titles.[10] He was scheduled to face Venezuelan rival Otto Gámez in March 2020,[11] but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Professional boxing record[edit]
| 21 fights | 20 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 8 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 21 | Win | 20–1 |
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UD | 10 | 4 Mar 2023 |  Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
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| 20 | Loss | 19–1 |
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SD | 10 | 11 Dec 2022 |  DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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| 19 | Win | 19–0 | TKO | 5 (10) | 27 Feb 2022 |
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| 18 | Win | 18–0 |
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KO | 5 (8) | 14 Nov 2021 |
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 |
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TKO | 8 (8), 2:55 | 11 Sep 2021 |
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 |
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KO | 1 (6), 0:19 | 26 Jun 2021 |
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo
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TKO | 10 (10), 2:59 | 30 Nov 2019 | Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Sergio Puente
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UD | 8 | 14 Sep 2019 | Pabellón Municipal, San Clemente de Llobregat, Spain
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Arturo López
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RTD | 3 (6), 3:00 | 7 Jun 2019 | Palacio de los Deportes, Oviedo, Spain
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Brandon Oertel
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TKO | 3 (8), 2:07 | 30 Mar 2019 | Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  Alex Rat
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RTD | 5 (10), 3:00 | 2 Feb 2019 | Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
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Won vacant WBC Youth Silver super featherweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 |  Sergio González
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UD | 6 | 29 Sep 2018 | Pabellón Municipal, Sant Climent de Llobregat, Spain
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Iago Barros
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KO | 3 (6), 3:00 | 11 May 2018 | Centre Civic Casinet d'Hostafrancs, Barcelona, Spain
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Ruben García
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KO | 1 (6), 1:00 | 14 Apr 2018 | Complex Esportiu Marina Besós, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 |  Ibrahima Sarr
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PTS | 6 | 11 Nov 2017 | Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Ricardo Fernández
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UD | 6 | 10 Jun 2017 | Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Elvis Guillen
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PTS | 4 | 24 Feb 2017 | Polideportivo Municipal Sagnier, El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | José Aguilar
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PTS | 4 | 2 Oct 2016 | Pabellón del Bon Pastor, Barcelona, Spain
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Stefan Nicolae
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KO | 3 (4), 2:58 | 18 Jun 2016 | Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Daniel Enache
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KO | 1 (4), 0:45 | 27 May 2016 | Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, Spain
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Reynaldo Maravillas
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UD | 4 | 1 Apr 2016 | Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Personal life[edit]
Although he has lived in Spain continuously since he was a kid, he has not been able to become a Spanish citizen.[5]
Growing up playing football in the streets of Barcelona, Gholam is naturally a fan of FC Barcelona and he has cited Ronaldinho as his favorite footballer.[4] Apart from boxing he also works as an ambulance driver.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Boxing record for Moussa Gholam". BoxRec.
- ^ Compañón, Aitor (12 May 2018). "Moussa Gholam noquea a Iago Barros y va lanzado a por el WBC Mediterráneo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ ""Que Bilbao diga si me ve para enfrentarme a Jon Fernández"" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Amatriain Barboni, Daniel (22 February 2019). "Moussa Gholam: "Mi sueño es comprarle una casa a mi madre y ser campeón del mundo"" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Carrera, Álvaro (17 November 2019). "Moussa Gholam 'pone la sirena' hacia el estrellato" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Pérez, Lluís Carles (2 April 2016). "Miguel Román priva de la gloria a Juli Giner" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Carrera, Álvaro (3 February 2019). "Samir Ziani secó a Juli Giner" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Piedrabuena, Celes (1 December 2019). "Moussa Gholam mira ya al Mundial tras noquear al kamikaze Tatakhum" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Moussa Gholam podría disputar el mundial WBO" (in Spanish). Espabox. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Mouusa Gholam, mejor extranjero residente de 2019" (in Spanish). Espabox. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Carrera, Álvaro (9 March 2020). "Moussa Gholam: "Todavía tengo mucho margen de mejora"" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
External links[edit]
- Boxing record for Moussa Gholam from BoxRec (registration required)
- Gallego Prada bio (in Spanish)