Khalid RahilouKhalid Rahilou (born June 19, 1966 in Argenteuil

Argenteuil

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, Val-d'Oise

Val-d'Oise

Val-d'Oise is a French department, created in 1968 after the split of the Seine-et-Oise department and located in the Île-de-France region. In local slang, it is known as "quatre-vingt quinze" or "neuf cinq"...

, France

France

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 was a French

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 boxer

Boxing

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 of a Moroccan origin.

Professional career

Rahilou began his professional career in 1988 and won the WBA Light Welterweight title by defeating Frankie Randall

Frankie Randall

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 by TKO in 1997. Rahilou defended the belt twice before losing it to Sharmba Mitchell

Sharmba Mitchell

Sharmba David Mitchell , known professionally as Sharmba Mitchell, is a boxer who was WBA light welterweight champion.Mitchell, nicknamed "Little Big Man", is a native of Takoma Park, Maryland, but a resident of Washington, D.C.....

 by decision in 1998.

Rahilou retired in 2002 after losing to Souleymane M'baye

Souleymane M'baye

Souleymane M'baye is a professional boxer and is the former WBA super-lightweight champion. He won the vacated title by a fourth technical knockout on September 2, 2006 against Raul Horacio Balbi. His current record is 37 wins, three losses and a draw, with 21 wins coming by way of knockout...

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Amateur career

Rahilou compiled an amateur record of 45-7 (12 KO). He represented Morocco as a Light Welterweight at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. His results were:

• Defeated Avaavau Avaavau (Samoa) RSC 3
• Lost to Lyton Mphande
  Lyton Mphande
  Lyton Levison Mphande is a former Malawian light-welterweight boxer. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he finished in ninth place.-References:...
  
  (Malawi) walkover

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