Moussa Gholam

Moussa Gholam (born 10 June 1995) is a Moroccan professional boxer who has held the WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title since 2019.

Moussa Gholam
Statistics
Nickname(s)King Khalifa[1][2]
Weight(s)Super-featherweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
NationalityMoroccan
Born (1995-06-10) 10 June 1995
Larache, Morocco
Boxing record[3]
Total fights15
Wins15
Wins by KO8
Losses0

Early life

Gholam was born on 10 June 1995 in Larache, Morocco, where he grew up with his grandmother. He moved to Barcelona at the age of seven to join his parents, who had been living and working in Ceuta before that.[4] Growing up in a tough neighborhood where he suffered from bullying, he began boxing to learn how to defend himself.[4] He has been with Gallego Prada club since he started when he was eleven years old.[5]

Professional career

Gholam made his professional debut on 1 April 2016, defeating Reynaldo Maravillas via unanimous decision (UD) at the Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona.[6] After a 10–0 start, he picked up the vacant WBC Youth Silver super featherweight title on 2 February 2019 by beating Romanian prospect Alex Rat (8–3–2, 3 KO), who did not answer the bell for the sixth round.[7] Less than ten months later, on 30 November, he faced Thai veteran Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (61–5, 41 KO) for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title, stopping him by technical knockout (TKO) in the tenth round of their 10-round bout for his second title belt.[8] This entered him into the top 15 of the WBO rankings, placing him at #12.[9] He was named the best foreign boxer in Spain of 2019 by Espabox.com after winning all five of his fights and two titles.[10] He was scheduled to face Venezuelan rival Otto Gámez in March 2020,[11] but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
15 fights 15 wins 0 losses
By knockout 8 0
By decision 7 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
15 Win 15–0 Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo TKO 10 (10), 2:59 30 Nov 2019 Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title
14 Win 14–0 Sergio Puente UD 8 14 Sep 2019 Pabellón Municipal, San Clemente de Llobregat, Spain
13 Win 13–0 Arturo López RTD 3 (6), 3:00 7 Jun 2019 Palacio de los Deportes, Oviedo, Spain
12 Win 12–0 Brandon Oertel TKO 3 (8) 30 Mar 2019 Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain
11 Win 11–0 Alex Rat RTD 5 (10), 3:00 2 Feb 2019 Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain Won vacant WBC Youth Silver super featherweight title
10 Win 10–0 Sergio González UD 6 29 Sep 2018 Pabellón Municipal, Sant Climent de Llobregat, Spain
9 Win 9–0 Iago Barros KO 3 (6) 11 May 2018 Centre Civic Casinet d'Hostafrancs, Barcelona, Spain
8 Win 8–0 Ruben García KO 1 (6) 14 Apr 2018 Complex Esportiu Marina Besós, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
7 Win 7–0 Ibrahima Sarr PTS 6 11 Nov 2017 Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain
6 Win 6–0 Ricardo Fernández UD 6 10 Jun 2017 Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
5 Win 5–0 Elvis Guillen PTS 4 24 Feb 2017 Polideportivo Municipal Sagnier, El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
4 Win 4–0 José Aguilar PTS 4 2 Oct 2016 Pabellón del Bon Pastor, Barcelona, Spain
3 Win 3–0 Stefan Nicolae KO 3 (4) 18 Jun 2016 Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
2 Win 2–0 Daniel Enache KO 1 (4) 27 May 2016 Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, Spain
1 Win 1–0 Reynaldo Maravillas UD 4 1 Apr 2016 Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Personal life

Although he has lived in Spain continuously since he was a kid, he has not been able to become a Spanish citizen.[5]

Growing up playing football in the streets of Barcelona, Gholam is naturally a fan of FC Barcelona and he has cited Ronaldinho as his favorite footballer.[4] Apart from boxing he also works as an ambulance driver.[5]

References
  1. Compañón, Aitor (12 May 2018). "Moussa Gholam noquea a Iago Barros y va lanzado a por el WBC Mediterráneo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ""Que Bilbao diga si me ve para enfrentarme a Jon Fernández"" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. "Boxing record for Moussa Gholam". BoxRec.
  4. Amatriain Barboni, Daniel (22 February 2019). "Moussa Gholam: "Mi sueño es comprarle una casa a mi madre y ser campeón del mundo"" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. Carrera, Álvaro (17 November 2019). "Moussa Gholam 'pone la sirena' hacia el estrellato" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. Pérez, Lluís Carles (2 April 2016). "Miguel Román priva de la gloria a Juli Giner" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. Carrera, Álvaro (3 February 2019). "Samir Ziani secó a Juli Giner" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. Piedrabuena, Celes (1 December 2019). "Moussa Gholam mira ya al Mundial tras noquear al kamikaze Tatakhum" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  9. "Moussa Gholam podría disputar el mundial WBO" (in Spanish). Espabox. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  10. "Mouusa Gholam, mejor extranjero residente de 2019" (in Spanish). Espabox. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  11. Carrera, Álvaro (9 March 2020). "Moussa Gholam: "Todavía tengo mucho margen de mejora"" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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