Nordine Oubaali
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Nordine Oubaali is a French amateur boxer of Moroccan
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 descent best known to win a Bronze medal at light flyweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The championships were originally awarded to Moscow...

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Career

Oubaali is the 13th child of his parents,one of 17 siblings in total.
2006 he became French champion.

At the world championships 2007 the southpaw bested Arginian Junior Zarate (RSCO), Spaniard Kelvin de la Nieve 33:12, and Georgiy Chygayev
Georgiy Chygayev
Georgiy Chygayev is a Ukrainian amateur boxer in the flyweight division who qualified for the 2008 Olympics and won a gold medal at the 2008 European championships.- 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships :...

 (UKR) 25-9. In the semis he was overwhelmed by Chinese top favorite Zou Shiming
Zou Shiming
Zou Shiming is the most successful amateur boxer from the People's Republic of China. He has won three world titles in 2005, 2007 and 2011 and the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Light flyweight division.-Career:...

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At the Olympics he beat Rafikjon Sultonov
Rafikjon Sultonov
Rafikjon Sultonov is an Uzbek amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at junior flyweight but was edged out by French southpaw Nordine Oubaali 7:8.-External links:*...

 8:7 and almost shocked local superstar Zou Shiming
Zou Shiming
Zou Shiming is the most successful amateur boxer from the People's Republic of China. He has won three world titles in 2005, 2007 and 2011 and the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Light flyweight division.-Career:...

but fell 3-3+(jury decision).

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