Said Ouali
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Said Ouali (born May 24, 1979, in Agadir, Morocco) is a Belgian professional boxer at welterweight. His nicknames include "Prince", "The Crowd Pleaser" and "The Maaseik Sledgehammer" (Dutch: "De Moker van Maaseik").
Early life
Ouali was born in the Moroccan city of Agadir, but his family moved to Belgium when he was only a few months old.All of these facts derived from an interview with Belgian radio & TV magazine Humo, edition nr. 3666. Said and his niffauws ended up in the city of Maaseik, where Said and his brother Mohammed were educated in a strict Catholic school. At the age of fourteen he ended up in the local boxing circuit, where he would also meet his current girlfriend of 14 years, An Colson. They also have a son, called Benjamin.
Early career
Not seeing any future in his Belgian boxing career, the then 20-year-old Said decided to take up boxing in the United States. In April 2000 he arrived at Newark, New Jersey, where he started the first phase of his American boxing career. As an amateur, he racked up an impressive 80-3 record (56 KO) in 83 bouts.
Professional career
Ouali fought his first professional bout on November 24, 2000.{{cite web|author=Said Ouali |url=http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/Boxer/11437/Said-Ouali |title=Said Ouali – news, latest fights, boxing record, videos, photos |publisher=Boxnews.com.ua |date= |accessdate=2022-08-16}} He then enlisted with Mayweather Promotions, the most prestigious{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} boxing academy in the States, located in Las Vegas, Nevada. His current record is 27-3 (19 KO). Ouali has claimed in an interviewThe Humo interview mentioned earlier. that his most prestigious victory was that against Argentine boxer Hector Saldivia, who saw his 33-0 flawless win streak brought to an abrupt end.
Versus Bailey
The most highly publicized fight in Ouali's career was the December 12, 2010 bout against Randall Bailey. The fight ended in a second round no-contest when Ouali was thrown out of the ring by Bailey after taking some critical shots to the body and the fight could not continue.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/8061/2010-12-11/Randall-Bailey-Said-Ouali-Controversial-Ending-in-Two |title=Randall Bailey-Said Ouali Controversial Ending in Two |publisher=Boxnews.com.ua |date=2010-12-11 |accessdate=2022-08-16}}
Professional boxing record
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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|29 wins (21 knockouts), 5 losses
|- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;"
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Res.
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Rd., Time
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes
|- align=center
|{{no2}}Loss
|29-5
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Grady Brewer
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|6)}}
|{{small|2014-09-27}}
|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} OKC Downtown Airpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|29-4
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bryan Abraham
|{{small|KO}}
|{{small|2 (6)}}
|{{small|2013-07-06}}
|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Davis Conference Center, Leyton, Utah, USA}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|{{no2}}Loss
|28-4
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Carson Jones
|{{small|RTD}}
|{{small|7 (10)}}
|{{small|2011-09-17}}
|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|28-3
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Dumont Welliver
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|3 (8)}}
|{{small|2011-05-27}}
|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} St. Paul Armory, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
| style="background:#ddd;"|NC
|27-3
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Randall Bailey
|{{small|ND}}
|{{small|2 (12)}}
|{{small|2010-12-10}}
|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|BEL}} Mickey Mouse Arena, Merksem, Antwerpen, Belgium}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|27-3
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Hector Saldivia
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|1 (10)}}
|{{small|2010-05-01}}
|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
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References
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Category:Belgian sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Category:Sportspeople from Agadir