Johar Abu Lashin is a former lightweight

Lightweight

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 and welterweight

Welterweight

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 boxer

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, who was the first Israeli to win a world championship and was described in 2001 as "Israel's most successful boxer".

Personal life

Lashin was born in Nazareth

Nazareth

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, Israel

Israel

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. He is of Palestinian Arab heritage, a citizen of the State of Israel, and a Muslim

Islam

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.

He moved to Tennessee

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 in the United States

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. There he married Debbie Gouge. He and his wife bought a horse

Horse

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 farm in Tennessee. He has two children, is a naturalized U.S. citizen, and has a birthday of April 4, according to his Facebook

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 page.

Professional career

Lashin was

• World Boxing Federation
  World Boxing Federation
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   (WBF) lightweight champion 1992
• International Boxing Organization
  International Boxing Organization
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   (IBO) champion 1997
• International Boxing Council
  International Boxing Council
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  (IBC) welterweight champion 1998

In May 1999 he won the IBC title fight at Nazareth, Israel.