Mehdi Sahnoune

Mehdi Sahnoune (born May 5, 1976 in Marseille, France) is a French boxer (182 cm height) at light heavyweight.

Mehdi Sahnoune
Statistics
Real nameMehdi Sahnoune
Nickname(s)Kounet
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11 12 in (182 cm)
Nationality French
Born (1976-05-05) May 5, 1976
Marseille, France
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins32
Wins by KO28
Losses2
Draws0
No contests0

Known as "Kounet", Sahnoune turned pro in 1997 and challenged WBA Light Heavyweight Title holder Bruno Girard in 2003, winning the belt by TKO. He lost the belt in his first defense to Silvio Branco later that year. In 2005 he got another shot at a major belt, the WBO Light Heavyweight Title, against Zsolt Erdei, but he lost via TKO in the 12th round.

Criminal charges

Sahnoune was sentenced to a three-year prison term for allegedly participating in a battery on a man outside a nightclub in Aix-en-Provence, France.[1]

References

  1. "Le boxeur Mehdi Sahnoune condamné à un an de prison" [Boxer Mehdi Sahnoune is sentenced to one year in prison]. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
Achievements
Preceded by
Bruno Girard
WBA light heavyweight champion
March 8, 2003 – October 10, 2003
Succeeded by
Silvio Branco


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