Khedafi Djelkhir
Encyclopedia
Khédafi Djelkhir, or sometimes Khesafi Djelkhir, (born 26 October 1983 in Besançon
) is a French
featherweight
amateur boxer
of Algeria
n origin. He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
and won a silver medal at the 2004 European Championships.
in Pula, Croatia losing to Vitali Tajbert
.
He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics
. There, he was defeated in the second round of the featherweight (57 kg)
division again by Germany's eventual bronze medalist Vitali Tajbert
.
Djelkhir qualified for the Olympics 2008 by beating English
boxer Stephen Smith
in the semi final of a European qualifying tournament.
At the Olympics he reached the finals where he lost to Ukrainian southpaw Vasyl Lomachenko
.
2008 (as a featherweight)
2007 (as a featherweight)
Besançon
Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...
) is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
amateur boxer
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...
of Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n origin. He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
and won a silver medal at the 2004 European Championships.
Career
Djelkhir won a silver medal at featherweight at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Pula, Croatia from February 19 to February 29. The 35th edition of thi bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. A total number of 292 fighters from 41 countries competed at these...
in Pula, Croatia losing to Vitali Tajbert
Vitali Tajbert
Vitali Tajbert is a German boxer, who won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.His family migrated from Kazakhstan as ethnic Germans to Stuttgart in 1992.-Amateur results:...
.
He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
. There, he was defeated in the second round of the featherweight (57 kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Featherweight
The Featherweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-lightest class. Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 57 kilograms.-Participants:...
division again by Germany's eventual bronze medalist Vitali Tajbert
Vitali Tajbert
Vitali Tajbert is a German boxer, who won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.His family migrated from Kazakhstan as ethnic Germans to Stuttgart in 1992.-Amateur results:...
.
Djelkhir qualified for the Olympics 2008 by beating English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
boxer Stephen Smith
Stephen Smith (boxer)
Stephen Smith is a British professional boxer best known for being former British and Commonwealth Featherweight champion, and as an amateur won the featherweight division at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships...
in the semi final of a European qualifying tournament.
At the Olympics he reached the finals where he lost to Ukrainian southpaw Vasyl Lomachenko
Vasyl Lomachenko
Vasyl Anatoliyovich Lomachenko is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won the silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, a gold medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships and the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the featherweight division. Lomachenko is coached by...
.
Olympic Games
2004 (as a featherweight)- Defeated Saifeddine NejmaouiSaifeddine NejmaouiSaifeddine Nejmaoui is a Tunisian boxer who won the lightweight division at the 2007 All-Africa Games and twice competed at the Olympic Games: 2004 and 2008.In Athens 2004 he lost his first match to Frenchman Khedafi Djelkhir...
(Tunisia) 38-13 - Lost to Vitali TajbertVitali TajbertVitali Tajbert is a German boxer, who won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.His family migrated from Kazakhstan as ethnic Germans to Stuttgart in 1992.-Amateur results:...
(Germany) 26-40
2008 (as a featherweight)
- Defeated Paul FlemingPaul Fleming (boxer)Paul Fleming is an Australian professional boxer from Tully, Queensland who fought at the 2008 Olympics at featherweight.-Bio:...
(Australia) 13-9 - Defeated Raynell WilliamsRaynell WilliamsRaynell Williams is an American amateur boxer who won the featherweight national championships in 2007 and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
(United States) 9-7 - Defeated Arturo Santos ReyesArturo Santos ReyesJosé Arturo Santos Reyes , is a Mexican amateur boxer best known to win silver at the world junior championships 2004 at flyweight and qualify for the Olympics 2008 at featherweight.-Amateur career:...
(Mexico) 14-9 - Defeated Shahin ImranovShahin ImranovShahin Imranov is a boxer from Azerbaijan.best known to win two featherweight silver medals at European championships.-Career:...
(Azerbaijan) Retired at the end of the 1st round with an arm injury, with Imranov leading 5-2.
World Championships
2005 (as a featherweight)- Lost to Mehrullah LassiMehrullah LassiMehrullah Lassi is a former Pakistani amateur boxer best known to win a gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games.-Career:Mehrullah who has five brothers and three sisters joined the Karachi Port Trust boxing club in 1995....
(Pakistan) 12-38
2007 (as a featherweight)
- Lost to Raynell WilliamsRaynell WilliamsRaynell Williams is an American amateur boxer who won the featherweight national championships in 2007 and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
(United States) 18-28