Laurent Boudouani is retired professional boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

. He is a former WBA world light middleweight champion and a welterweight silver medal

Olympic medalists in boxing

This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...

 winner at the 1988 Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

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Olympic results

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Imre Bacskai (Hungary) 4-1
• Defeated Darren Obah (Australia) 5-0
• Defeated Song Kyung-Sup (South Korea) 3-2
• Defeated Kenneth Gould
  Kenneth Gould
  Kenneth Gould was an American boxer, who won the welterweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics...
  
   (United States) 4-1
• Lost to Robert Wangila
  Robert Wangila
  Robert Napunyi Wangila was a Kenyan boxer who won a welterweight gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games...
  
   (Kenya) KO by 2

Pro career

Boudouani turned professional in 1989 and had two early victories over future titlist Javier Castillejo

Javier Castillejo

Francisco Javier Castillejo is a professional boxer from Spain. He is the former WBC light middleweight champion and former WBA middleweight champion. He has fought against stars Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Sturm, Fernando Vargas, Julio Cesar Vasquez, Michael Rask, and Mariano Natalio Carrera...

 prior to capturing the WBA Light Middleweight Title by defeating Julio César Vásquez

Julio Cesar Vasquez

Julio César Vásquez is a professional boxer best known to have held a WBA junior middleweight title. Vasquez, known as "El Zurdo" which means lefty as he is a southpaw, turned pro in 1986 and captured the Vacant WBA Light Middleweight Title by KO'ing little-known Hitoshi Kamiyama in 1992...

 by KO in the 5th. Boudouani successfully defended his title five times, including victories over Carl Daniels

Carl Daniels

Carl Bryant Daniels , is a professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division.- Amateur :Southpaw Daniels won the junior world championships 1987 and the Golden Gloves at flyweight....

, Guillermo Jones

Guillermo Jones

Guillermo Jones is a Panamanian boxer best known for losing three world title fights in controversial decisions...

, and boxing great Terry Norris

Terry Norris

Terry Wayne Norris is a retired American boxer and a three-time world champion in the light middleweight division. Originally from Lubbock, Texas, he fought out of San Diego.-Early boxing career:...

. Boudouani lost his title to Olympian David Reid

David Reid (boxer)

David Terrell Reid is a former boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Amateur career:Reid had a stellar amateur boxing career, culminating with a come-from-behind, one-punch knock out win to secure a gold medal at the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...

in 1999 by unanimous decision and retired after the bout.