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Nordine Oubaali

Nordine Oubaali (Arabic: نوردين أوبالي) (born 4 August 1986) is a Moroccan-French former professional boxer who competed from 2014 to 2021. He held the WBC bantamweight title from 2019 to 2021. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the light-flyweight division at the 2007 World Championships.

Nordine Oubaali
Born (1986-08-04) 4 August 1986 (age 38)
Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France
NationalityFrench - Moroccan
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Height5 ft 3+1⁄2 in (161 cm)[1]
Reach67 in (170 cm)[1]
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights18
Wins17
Wins by KO12
Losses2
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's Amateur boxing
European Union Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Dublin Light-flyweight
French National Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 St Quentin Light-flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2006 Saint-Quentin Light-flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2007 Metz Light-flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nice Light-flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2009 Auxerre Flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2010 Les Mazures Flyweight
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Flyweight
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Chicago Light-flyweight

Amateur career

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Oubaali is the 13th child of 18 siblings in total. In 2006, he became French champion. At the 2007 World Championships the southpaw bested Arginian Junior Zarate (RSCO), Spaniard José Kelvin de la Nieve 33:12, and Georgiy Chygayev (UKR) 25–9. In the semis he was overwhelmed by Chinese top favorite Zou Shiming. At the 2008 Olympics, he beat Rafikjon Sultonov 8:7 and almost shocked local superstar Zou Shiming, but lost 3-3+ (jury decision). For the 2012 Summer Olympics, he moved up to flyweight (52 kg).[2] He beat Ajmal Faisal in the first round, Rau'Shee Warren in the second but then lost to Ireland's Michael Conlan in the quarterfinal.[2]

Professional career

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Early career

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Oubaali made his professional debut against Sergey Tasimov on March 20, 2014. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Oubaali amassed an 11–0 record during the next two years, with eight victories coming by way of stoppage. Oubaali faced Alejandro Hernandez on June 2, 2017, for the vacant WBC Silver bantamweight title. He won the fight by a tenth-round technical knockout.[3] He made his first and only title defense against Mark Anthony Geraldo on December 16, 2017, whom he beat by a seventh-round knockout.[4] Oubali faced Luis Melendez in a non-title bout on April 7, 2018. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[5]

WBC Bantamweight champion

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Oubaali vs. Warren

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On November 21, 2018, it was announced by the WBC that Nordine Oubaali would face Rau'shee Warren for the vacant WBC bantamweight title. Warren was ranked #1 by the WBC at bantamweight.[6] The bout was scheduled for the undercard of the PBC on Fox card on December 22, 2018, at the Barclays Center in New York City. It was not slated for network broadcast.[7] The two of them previously fought as amateurs in the first round of the 2012 Olympic Games, with Oubaali winning by decision.[8] The bout was postponed on December 4, 2018, to allow Oubaali's coach and brother Ali to corner Estelle Mossely on December 22. The Oubaali and Warren fight was instead rescheduled for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner undercard on January 19, 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[9] Oubaali was a -379 betting favorite, while Warren entered the fight as a +319 underdog.[10]

Oubaali captured the vacant title by unanimous decision, with scores of 115–113, 116–112, and 117–111. He spent the majority of the fight pressuring and controlling the pace, while Warren found most success in the fifth, seventh and eleventh rounds. Warren acknowledged the flow of the fight in his post-fight interview, stating: "He wanted it more...He had his foot on the gas".[11]

Oubaali vs. Villanueva

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Oubaali was scheduled to make the first defense of his WBC bantamweight title against the one-time IBF and WBO title challenger Arthur Villanueva. Villanueva was ranked number 15 by the WBC at bantamweight.[12] The fight was scheduled as the main event of an ESPN+ card, which took place on July 6, 2019, at the Barys Arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[13] Oubaali was a significant -3500 favorite heading into the bout, while Villanueva came in as a +1200 underdog.[14] He won the fight by a sixth-round stoppage. Oubaali dominated from the start, causing a swelling to appear above Villanueva's left eye and knocking the Philippine fighter with an uppercut-right hook combination in the sixth round. Villanueva retired from the fight at the end of the sixth round.[15]

Oubaali vs. Inoue

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Oubaali was scheduled to make his second WBC bantamweight title defense against the interim bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue.[16] Inoue achieved the status of a mandatory challenger on September 11, 2018, with a unanimous decision victory against Mark John Yap.[17] As he was forced to wait for the result of the Oubaali and Warren fight, Inoue furthermore fought and defeated Petch Sor Chitpattana on December 30, 2018, to become the WBC interim bantamweight champion.[18] The fight between Oubaali and Inoue was scheduled for the undercard of the Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire WBSS final, which was held on November 7, 2019, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.[19] Oubaali outpointed Inoue to retain his WBC title. Oubaali scored the sole knockdown of the fight in the third round, when he dropped Inoue with a left hook. Although he was unable to finish his opponent, Oubaali nonetheless won by a comfortable decision, with scores of 117–110, 120–107 and 115–112.[20]

Oubaali vs. Donaire

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Oubaali was scheduled to make his third WBC title defense against the former four-weight world champion Nonito Donaire.[21] Donaire was ranked number 1 by the WBC at bantamweight.[22] The fight was scheduled for December 12, 2020, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.[23] Oubaali withdrew from the fight on November 13, 2020, following a positive COVID-19 test. He was replaced by Emmanuel Rodríguez, who was to face Donaire on December 19, 2020.[24] On December 9, 2020, Donaire was forced to withdraw from the Rodriguez fight, as he had tested positive for COVID-19 as well.[25] The fight between Oubaali and Donaire was rescheduled for May 29, 2021, as the main event of the PBC card held at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.[26] Donaire won the fight by a fourth-round knockout. Oubaali was knocked down twice in the third round, before getting finished with a hook-straight-uppercut combination in the fourth round.[27]

This would prove to be the last fight of his professional career, as Oubaali officially announced his retirement from the sport on April 5, 2022.[28]

Professional boxing record

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19 fights 17 wins 2 losses
By knockout 12 1
By decision 5 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
19 Loss 17–2 Ricardo Martinez SD 8 29 Apr 2023 Salle Gayant, Douai, France
18 Loss 17–1 Nonito Donaire KO 4 (12), 1:52 29 May 2021 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, US Lost WBC bantamweight title
17 Win 17–0 Takuma Inoue UD 12 7 Nov 2019 Super Arena, Saitama, Japan Retained WBC bantamweight title
16 Win 16–0 Arthur Villanueva RTD 6 (12), 3:00 6 Jul 2019 Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Retained WBC bantamweight title
15 Win 15–0 Rau'shee Warren UD 12 19 Jan 2019 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US Won vacant WBC bantamweight title
14 Win 14–0 Luis Melendez KO 2 (10), 1:43 7 Apr 2018 Dome de Paris-Palais des Sports, Paris, France
13 Win 13–0 Mark Anthony Geraldo KO 7 (12), 1:25 16 Dec 2017 La Seine Musicale, Boulogne-Billancourt, France Retained WBC Silver bantamweight title
12 Win 12–0 Alejandro Hernandez TKO 10 (12), 0:33 2 Jun 2017 Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris, France Won vacant WBC Silver bantamweight title
11 Win 11–0 Julio César Miranda TKO 12 (12), 2:46 17 Dec 2016 Gymnase du Clos de l'Arche, Noisy-le-Grand, France Won WBA Inter-Continental bantamweight title
10 Win 10–0 Iran Diaz KO 7 (10), 2:38 27 May 2016 Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
9 Win 9–0 Reynaldo Cajina UD 6 19 Feb 2016 Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
8 Win 8–0 Gagi Edisherashvili TKO 1 (8) 5 Dec 2015 Salle Joliot Curie, Fontenay-sous-Bois, France
7 Win 7–0 Mihaly Telekfi KO 1 (6) 30 Oct 2015 Salle la Soucoupe, Saint-Nazaire, France
6 Win 6–0 Artur Movsesian TKO 1 (6) 13 Jun 2015 Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
5 Win 5–0 Hassan Azaouagh KO 1 (10) 2 May 2015 Espace Francois Mitterrand, Hénin-Beaumont, France Won vacant French bantamweight title
4 Win 4–0 Nugzar Chavchavadze TKO 5 (8) 23 Jan 2015 Salle la Soucoupe, Saint-Nazaire, France
3 Win 3–0 Faycal Messaoudene UD 6 15 Nov 2014 Gymnase Michel Ricard, Rueil-Malmaison, France
2 Win 2–0 Norredine Dahou TKO 1 (6) 24 Oct 2014 Salle la Soucoupe, Saint-Nazaire, France
1 Win 1–0 Sergey Tasimov UD 4 20 Mar 2014 555 Famous Club, Marrakech, Morocco

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Nonito Donaire fight.
  2. ^ a b "Nordine Oubaali Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  3. ^ France 3 Nord Pas-de-Calais avec AFP (15 December 2017). "Boxe : originaire du Pas-de-Calais, Nordine Oubaali trace son chemin vers le titre mondial". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr. Retrieved 4 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  17. ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (11 September 2018). "Takuma Inoue defeats Mark John Yap, becomes WBC mandatory". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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  20. ^ Gray, Tom (7 November 2019). "Nordine Oubaali outpoints game Takuma Inoue, retains WBC bantamweight title". ringtv.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Luis Nery 		WBC bantamweight champion
19 January 2019 – 13 November 2020
Status changed to champion in recess 		Vacant
Title next held by
Himself
Vacant
Title last held by
Himself 		WBC bantamweight champion
10 January 2021 – 29 May 2021 		Succeeded by
Honorary boxing titles
New title WBC bantamweight champion
In recess
25 November 2020 – 10 January 2021
Reinstated 		Vacant
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