Medal record
Brahim Asloum
Men's Boxing
Competitor for  France
Olympic Games
Gold	2000 Sydney	Light flyweight

Brahim Asloum

Statistics
Real name	Brahim Asloum
Rated at	Light flyweight
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nationality	France
Birth date	31 January 1979 (1979-01-31) (age 30)
Birth place	Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
Stance	orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	25
Wins	23
Wins by KO	9
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Brahim Asloum (Arabic: إبراهيم اسلوم) born January 31, 1979 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère) is a French boxer of Algerian descent, who won the Light Flyweight Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the former WBA light flyweight world champion.

Contents 1 Olympic results 2 Pro career 3 Trivia 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Olympic results

• 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

[edit] Pro 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. Parra dominated the fight, dropping Asloum in the 2nd and taking a unanimous decision. On December 8, 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 April 27, 2009. In July of 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.^{[1] [2] [3]} On September 6, 2009 Asloum announced his retirement from boxing. Asloum cited his dispute with cable channel Canal Plus as the cause for him to stop boxing.^[4] Canal Plus was the promoter of Asloum's fights.

[edit] Trivia

Asloum's Olympic win was France's first Olympic Gold Medal in boxing in 64 years. The last Gold Medal was won at Berlin in 1936, when middleweight Jean Despeaux and light-heavyweight Roger Michelot won their divisions.

[edit] See also

• List of current world boxing champions
• Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• List of Olympic medalists in boxing

[edit] References

1. ^ Gabriel F. Cordero (April 28, 2009). "Asloum resurfaces, wins!". wbanews.com. http://wbanews.com/artman/publish/news/Asloum_resurfaces_wins.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-29. 
2. ^ Template:Status change- WBA ratings created July 18, 2008
3. ^ Template:Date and result of fight- as per BoxRec.com
4. ^ "French Olympic boxing champ Asloum retires". Associated Press. September 6, 2009. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4450915. 

[edit] External links

• Professional boxing record for Brahim Asloum from Boxrec

Preceded by Juan Carlos Reveco	WBA Light Flyweight Champion December 8, 2007 – July 18, 2008 Status changed	Vacant Title next held by Giovanni Segura
New title	WBA Light Flyweight Champion Champion in Recess July 18, 2008 – September 6, 2009 Retired	Vacant

v • d • e Olympic Boxing Champions in Men's Light Flyweight 1968 – 2008: up to 48 kg 1968: Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) • 1972: György Gedó (HUN) • 1976: Jorge Hernández (CUB) • 1980: Shamil Sabirov (URS) • 1984: Paul Gonzales (USA) • 1988: Ivailo Marinov (BUL) • 1992: Rogelio Marcelo (CUB) • 1996: Daniel Petrov (BUL) • 2000: Brahim Asloum (FRA) • 2004: Yan Bartelemí (CUB) • 2008: Zou Shiming (CHN)

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