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Cherif Hamia
Born
Cherif Hamia
23 March 1931
Guergou, French Algeria
Died
24 June 1991(1991-06-24) (aged 60)
Nationality
Algerian
Statistics
Weight(s)
Featherweight
Stance
islam
Boxing record
Total fights
38
Wins
33
Wins by KO
15
Losses
3
Draws
2
No contests
0
Cherif Hamia (23 March 1931 – 24 June 1991) was a French-Algerian boxer and the European Featherweight Champion.
CherifHamia (23 March 1931 – 24 June 1991) was a French-Algerian boxer and the European Featherweight Champion. CherifHamia was a successful amateur...
title for failing to sign for a title defense. 11 Hogan Bassey (def. CherifHamia) 24 Jun 1957 – 18 Mar 1959 1 12 Davey Moore 18 Mar 1959 – 21 Mar 1963...
Manila in 1975, defeating George Foreman and Joe Frazier, respectively. ChérifHamia a boxer born in Algeria but that played under the colonial France's behalf...
the vacant world Featherweight title with a tenth-round knockout of CherifHamia, at Paris. September 23 – Carmen Basilio becomes the world's Middleweight...
a title defense. A few days later, he retired. 20 Hogan Bassey (def. CherifHamia) 24 Jun 1957 – 18 Mar 1959 1 21 Davey Moore 18 Mar 1959 – 21 Mar 1963...
he won the WBA world featherweight title by defeating French Algerian CherifHamia in Paris on the 24 June 1957. He lost the title to US fighter Davey Moore...
Famechon 20 September 1954 2 French Fred Galiana 3 November 1955 1 Spanish CherifHamia 21 January 1957 0 French Sergio Caprari 18 August 1958 0 Italian Gracieux...
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