Mohamed Mimoune (born 21 September 1987) is a French professional boxer who held the IBO super-lightweight title in 2018. At regional level, he held the European and European Union welterweight titles between 2016 and 2017.
Professional career On 11 April 2015, Mimoune faced undefeated Spanish boxer "Ferino V" Ceferino Rodríguez in Benidorm, Spain. Mimoune won the eight-round bout by unanimous decision.
On 16 January 2016, Mimoune defeated Kamal Mohamed to win the France welterweight title in Toulouse. He won the bout by unanimous decision, avenging a prior loss to Kamal when the two fought in 2013 in Clermont-Ferrand.
On 10 March, the EBU ordered Mimoune and Spanish boxer Kerman Lejarraga the opportunity to face off for its European Union welterweight title vacated by Paulie Malignaggi. However, on , Lejarraga's team withdrew from the title opportunity. He was replaced by undefeated Spanish prospect "El Sultan" Nabil Krissi for an event scheduled for in Noisy-le-Grand, France, featuring a triple-headliner of bouts between Spaniards and Frenchmen vying for European Union titles. Mimoune defeated Nabil Krissi by technical knockout in the fourth round to claim the EU title.
On 17 December 2016, Mimoune defeated Damien Martin by unanimous decision to retain the European Union title in Noisy-le-Grand.http://www.ffboxe.com/news-23065-boxe-professionnelle-mimoune-confirme.html
On 31 March 2017, Mimoune defeated Jussi Koivula by unanimous decision to retain the European Union title.http://ffboxe.com/news-23389-boxe-professionnelle-resultats-a-l-inj.html
On 7 October, Mimoune defeated British welterweight Sam Eggington to win the European championship in Manchester, England. He dominated the bout but won by split decision.
On 20 January 2018, Mimoune faced undefeated Argentine boxer Emiliano Dominguez Rodriguez for the vacant IBO world title last held by Julius Indongo. He defeated Rodriquez by unanimous decision to win the IBO light-welterweight title in Paris, France.
On 20 October, Mimoune defeated Franck Petitjean by unanimous decision to retain his IBO light-welterweight title in Dakar, Senegal.
Personal life Mimoune began boxing when he was nine years old. He also played football as a child. He began training at the Boxing Toulouse Bagatelle at the age of 12.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound timeDateLocationNotes31Loss24–7Movladdin BiyarslanovTKO2 (10), 6 Feb 202530Win24–6Tyrone McKennaTKO5 (10), 3 Aug 202429Loss23–6Batyrzhan JukembayevUD1013 Dec 202328Win23–5Steven GaleanoTKO6 (10), 26 Jul 202327Loss22–5Cesar Francis UD1025 Mar 202226Loss22–4Tyrone McKenna UD1021 Feb 202025Win22–3Darren SurteesTKO5 (10), 22 Nov 201924Loss21–3Viktor PostolUD1027 Apr 201923Win21–2Franck PetitjeanUD1220 Oct 201822Win20–2Emiliano Dominguez RodriguezUD1220 Jan 201821Win19–2Sam EggingtonSD127 Oct 201720Win18–2Jussi KoivulaUD1231 Mar 201719Win17–2Damien MartinUD1217 Dec 201618Win16–2Nabil Krissi4 (12)6 May 201617Win15–2Kamal MohamedUD1016 Jan 201616Win14–2Steven BloyerPTS812 Sep 201515Win13–2Ceferino RodríguezUD811 Apr 201514Win12–2Tamaz Avdiev106 Dec 201413Loss11–2Alexandre Lepelley830 Nov 201312Win11–1Lyes ChaibiPTS65 Jul 201311Loss10–1Kamal MohamedPTS83 May 201310Win10–0Steven Bloyer6 (6)16 Feb 20139Win9–0Karim MenasriaPTS68 Dec 20128Win8–0Mickael SanchesPTS815 Jun 20127Win7–0Barthelemy LefebvrePTS628 Apr 20126Win6–0Christophe GuedesPTS621 Apr 20125Win 5–0Thomas NawrotPTS612 Nov 20114Win4–0Benjamin PoitouPTS41 Jul 20113Win3–0Frederic HerbachePTS418 Jun 20102Win2–0Benjamin PoitouPTS429 May 20101Win1–0Haroulyoun Babayan417 Apr 2010
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