Khalid Rahilou (born 19 June 1966) is Moroccan former professional boxer. He held the WBA light-welterweight world title between 1997 and 1998, and the EBU European title between 1994 and 1995.

Amateur career

Rahilou compiled an amateur record of 45 wins, 7 losses and 12 knockouts. He represented Morocco in the 1988 Olympics in the light welterweight division. His results were:

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Defeated Avaavau Avaavau (Western Samoa) – RSC 3

Lost to Todd Foster (USA) – KO 2

Professional career

Rahilou began his professional career in 1988 and won his first major regional championship—the European light-welterweight title—in 1994. He later became world champion by winning the WBA light-welterweight title from Frankie Randall in 1997. Rahilou defended the title twice before losing it to Sharmba Mitchell in 1998. Following a loss to Souleymane M'baye in 2002, Rahilou retired from the sport.

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References

1966 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Argenteuil

Light-welterweight boxers

Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Olympic boxers for Morocco

French sportspeople of Moroccan descent

French male kickboxers

Moroccan male kickboxers

Moroccan male boxers

French male boxers

Khalid Rahilou