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Mehdi Sahnoune

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Mehdi Sahnoune
Born (1976-05-05) May 5, 1976 (age 48)
Marseille, France
Other namesKounet
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11+12 in (182 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins32
Wins by KO28
Losses2

Mehdi Sahnoune (born May 5, 1976) is a French former professional boxer.

Professional career

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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.[1]

Professional boxing record

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34 fights 32 wins 2 losses
By knockout 28 2
By decision 4 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
34 Win 32–2 Ramdane Serdjane RTD 4 (6) 2009-06-12 Salle Jean Roure, Les Pennes-Mirabeau, France
33 Loss 31–2 Zsolt Erdei TKO 12 (12) 2005-10-22 Brandberge Arena, Halle, Germany For WBO light-heavyweight title
32 Win 31–1 Mukadi Manda TKO 5 (8) 2005-04-29 Palais des Sports, Marseille, France
31 Win 30–1 Roberto Coelho TKO 7 (8) 2005-03-14 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
30 Win 29–1 Enrique Campos TKO 4 (8) 2004-11-08 Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Bercy, France
29 Win 28–1 Richard Pokossi TKO 4 (8) 2004-07-10 La Palestre, Le Cannet, France
28 Win 27–1 Eliseo Nogueira PTS 8 (8) 2004-05-27 Zénith d'Auvergne, Cournon-d'Auvergne, France
27 Win 26–1 Jose Luis Loyola TKO 6 (6) 2004-04-29 Palais des sports, Levallois-Perret, France
26 Win 25–1 Christopher Robert KO 2 (10) 2004-03-20 Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France
25 Loss 24–1 Silvio Branco TKO 11 (12) 2003-10-10 Palais des Sports, Marseille, France Lost WBA light-heavyweight title
24 Win 24–0 Bruno Girard TKO 7 (12) 2003-03-08 Palais des Sports, Marseille, France Won WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title
23 Win 23–0 Geoffroy Gordian Ulonna TKO 7 (8) 2002-11-29 Les Pennes-Mirabeau, France
22 Win 22–0 Mohamed Siluvangi UD 8 (8) 2002-08-10 Plages du Prado, France
21 Win 21–0 Ivica Cukusic TKO 5 (8) 2002-07-13 Palavas-les-Flots, France
20 Win 20–0 Thabiso Mogale TKO 3 (8) 2002-06-11 Gymnase J.Roure, Les Pennes-Mirabeau, France
19 Win 19–0 Andrey Shkalikov UD 12 (12) 2002-02-23 Palais des Sports, Marseille, France
18 Win 18–0 Milojko Pivljanin TKO 3 (6) 2002-01-29 Les Pennes-Mirabeau, France
17 Win 17–0 Youssef Temsoury KO 2 (10) 2001-11-16 Les Pennes-Mirabeau, France Retained French super-middleweight title
16 Win 16–0 Ricardo Simarra KO 3 (6) 2001-08-04 Plages du Prado, France
15 Win 15–0 Rene Claude Dutard KO 2 (10) 2001-05-18 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe Retained French super-middleweight title
14 Win 14–0 Wilfried Visee Rivelli TKO 3 (10) 2001-01-26 Pont-Sainte-Maxence, France For vacant French super-middleweight title
13 Win 13–0 Roman Costel TKO 3 (6) 2000-12-09 Villeurbanne, France
12 Win 12–0 Patrick Julan TKO 8 (8) 2000-06-16 Saint-Quentin, France
11 Win 11–0 Istvan Gabnai KO 3 (8) 2000-04-07 Châteauroux, France
10 Win 10–0 Youssef Temsoury PTS 8 (8) 2000-02-11 Châteauroux, France
9 Win 9–0 Csaba Olah TKO 6 (6) 1999-11-20 Saint-Nazaire, France
8 Win 8–0 Valere Thomas TKO 6 (6) 1999-10-08 Grande-Synthe, France
7 Win 7–0 Nicolas Lewinsky TKO 4 (6) 1999-07-24 Grand Casino de Palm Beach, Cannes, France
6 Win 6–0 Emmanuel Mahieux KO 2 (6) 1999-03-06 Aubagne, France
5 Win 5–0 Djaafar Filali TKO 2 (6) 1998-11-28 Hussigny-Godbrange, France
4 Win 4–0 Antonio Gretzi KO 2 (6) 1998-11-10 Gardanne, France
3 Win 3–0 Jean Francois Houis TKO 2 (4) 1998-05-22 Marseille, France
2 Win 2–0 Doulyassad Joubij TKO 1 (4) 1998-03-20 Marseille, France
1 Win 1–0 Enis Boussandel TKO 4 (4) 1997-12-12 Toulon, France

Criminal charges

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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.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Erdei battles to stoppage victory". BBC. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  2. ^ "Boxer jailed for attack". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Olivier Beard
French
super-middleweight champion

January 26, 2001 – 2002
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Jean-Paul Mendy
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA light-heavyweight champion
March 8, 2003 – October 10, 2003
Regular title until April 15, 2003
Succeeded by