Ahmed Khaddour
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| Born | January 01, 1982 (age 30) | |
| Birthplace | Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among... |
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| Nationality | Lebanese/Danish Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
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| Residence | Humble Humble, Texas Humble is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area.As of the 2000 census, the city population was 14,579. The city shares a zip code with the small Houston neighborhood of Bordersville, although people who live in Bordersville still have Humble... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| Height | 6' 0.5" (181cm) | |
| Classification | Middleweight Middleweight Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897... |
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| Nickname | Babyface | |
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| Fights | 27 | |
| Wins (KO Ko Ko or KO may refer to:* Ko , a Tamil action movie directed by K.V. Anand released in April 2011* Ko , the romanization of the Japanese kana こ and コ* Ko Mountain, the second highest peak in Sikhote-Alin*Ko, Lamphun, Thailand... s) |
24 (10) | |
| Losses | 2 | |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Results on Contender | ||
| First Round | Lost to Smith Ishe Smith Ishe Oluwa Kamau Bhoduri Ali "Sugar Shay" Smith is a professional boxer, and was a competitor on the first season of the reality TV show The Contender.... on points |
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| Quarter Finals | Lost to Gomez Alfonso Gomez Alfonso Salvador Gómez Becerra is a Mexican professional boxer. He was a competitor on the reality TV show The Contender, where he ended up ranked third out of sixteen fighters.-Personal life:... on points |
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Ahmed "Babyface" Khaddour (born January 1, 1982, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
) is a professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
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Personal life
Originally Lebanese, he grew up in DenmarkDenmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and now lives in the United States - his multi-cultural background has contributed to him being able to speak five languages.
Boxing career
Khaddour started his career in Europe, fighting in Denmark, WalesWales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, Hungary
Hungary
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, Finland
Finland
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, Italy
Italy
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and Germany
Germany
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including a fight against Alessio Furlan
Alessio Furlan
Alessio Furlan is a professional boxer and former Italian and IBF Mediterranean Light Middleweight title holder...
at Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The fight went the full distance with Kaddour winning narrowly on points to inflict Furlan with the first defeat of his professional career. Soon after Khaddour moved to America to further his career.
He was a contestant on reality TV show The Contender, and was placed on the East Coast team. While on the team, he got involved in a feud with Ishe Smith
Ishe Smith
Ishe Oluwa Kamau Bhoduri Ali "Sugar Shay" Smith is a professional boxer, and was a competitor on the first season of the reality TV show The Contender....
, whom he eventually lost to - Smith calling him "his cancer". He was voted back into the quarterfinals after Juan de la Rosa
Juan de la Rosa
Juan Pedro de La Rosa is a professional Mexican boxer and is Brother to Top Welterweight boxer, Mexican James de La Rosa.-Early life:...
pulled out - a tactic by a few boxers designed to get under Smith's skin. The week after Smith was eliminated, Ahmed was beaten by Alfonso Gomez
Alfonso Gomez
Alfonso Salvador Gómez Becerra is a Mexican professional boxer. He was a competitor on the reality TV show The Contender, where he ended up ranked third out of sixteen fighters.-Personal life:...
. Khaddour, who walked out with bruising and a broken ego, claimed that he would be back and wished Alfonso the best.
The first of the Contender contestants to fight again after the show's finale, Kaddour dominated through an 8-round unanimous decision against Maxell Taylor on July 22, 2005.
Months later he fought Jesus Felipe Valverde to a draw due to a recurring stamina problem. Two of the judges scored the fight even and the third had Kaddour winning by two rounds. Two months after this, in November 2006, Ahmed had a rematch against Valverde, which he subsequently won by split decision.
Ahmed's fiance on the Contender series was Brandy Collins, an American who sponsored him for a fiance visa. They were married after the Contender, soon divorced, and the court awarded Brandy the home they purchased together in Houston. According to BoxingScene.com and a Houston Tribune article, Ahmed tried to enter the home without her permission in June of 2007 and was charged with burglary. He pled guilty to trespassing and was sentenced to 180 days in Harris County Jail in downtown Houston and Brandy withdrew her sponsorship of him with the INS, causing Kaddour to be deported to Denmark upon his release from jail in December of 2007. Kaddour also reportedly had problems breathing through his nose and was considering surgery.
After an almost 3 year hiatus, Kaddour appeared on the undercard of Danish WBA Super middleweight Champion Mikkel Kessler's 2nd title defense at the Messecenter in Herning, Denmark, September 12, 2009. On one of the judge's score cards, Kaddour won all six rounds and Kaddour only gave one and two rounds on the other two cards, respectively, winning a unanimous decision. Throughout the fight he landed left hooks and consistently landed the right uppercut on tough German Mike Ermis, who had not been stopped in 16 pro fights.
On March 26th, 2010, Kaddour beat Jerome Ellis by unanimous decision 80-72, and 79-73(x2) on a card in New Jersey.
On February 11, 2011 Kaddour beat Lee Noble by unanimous decision, not giving any rounds away, and even getting three 10-8 rounds on one card, due to his dominance. It was televised on Denmark's TV2 "Fight Night".
In May 2011, Kaddour moved to the Detroit area and trained in Phil Awada's gym before scoring a 5th round TKO over Vance Garvey at the Motor City Casino on October 6th.