Newfel Ouatah

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Newfel Ouatah (born November 8, 1985 in Lyon , France ) is a French-Algerian boxer , 2007 African champion and 2008 Olympian in Beijing .

Career

Newfel Ouatah comes from an Algerian family who emigrated to France from Beni Djellil . He grew up in Lyon and started boxing in 1998 at Club Pugillistique Villerbannais's Gym . At a height of 2.00 meters, it weighs approx. 91 kg and can therefore alternate between heavy and super heavy weights. He was already very successful as a junior and was French junior champion four times in a row from 2000 to 2003 (medium, light and heavyweight).

In 2004 he started for France at the Junior World Championships in Jeju-si / South Korea and finished there in the heavyweight division after a point defeat in the quarterfinals against the Cuban Robert Alfonso a good 5th place.

In 2005, Newfel Ouatah was the first time French heavyweight champion in the seniors. He defeated John M'Bumba in the semifinals by canceling in the 4th round and Stephane Gomis by canceling in the 3rd round. He repeated this title win in 2006 with a knockout victory in the first round in the final over John M'Bumba. At the Mediterranean Games in Almería in 2005 , he took 3rd place in the heavyweight division. In the semifinals he lost to Mohamed Homrani from Tunisia by breaking off in the 3rd round.

In autumn 2006, Newfel Ouatah, who has both French and Algerian citizenship, decided to compete in future international championships for Algeria . He received approval from the French association.

In 2007 he was defeated on points in the final of the French heavyweight championship by John M'Bumba. In the same year he was then in Tananarivo / Madagascar for the first time African heavyweight champion. He defeated Lamarna Conde from Guinea on points in the final . At the All-African Games in 2007 in Algiers , he reached the final with wins over Larmarna Conde and Remy Atsama, Cameroon , in which he lost on points against Emad Abdelhalim Ali from Egypt (8:17).

In 2008, Newfel Ouatah qualified in a tournament in Algiers with victories over Stephane Gomis, Senegal and Mohamed Amanissi, Morocco , in the super heavyweight division for participation in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing . In Beijing he won his first fight over Jose Payares from Venezuela on points (7: 5), but lost in the quarter-finals to Vyacheslav Hlaskow from Ukraine on points (4:10) and finished 5th.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, S = heavyweight, SS = super heavyweight, up to 91 kg or over 91 kg body weight)

  • 2004, 5th place , Junior World Championship in Jeju / South Korea , S, with a point win over Georgios Hotsis, Greece (10: 7) and a point defeat in the quarterfinals against Robert Alfonso , Cuba (27:45);
  • 2004, 2nd place , six nations tournament in Porto Torres / Italy , S, with one point defeat in the final against Steven Simmons , Scotland ;
  • 2005, 5th place , Chemistry Cup in Halle (Saale) , S, with a demolition defeat in the 2nd round against Zhenis Taumurinow, Kazakhstan ;
  • 2005, 3rd place , Mediterranean Games in Almería , S, with a demolition victory in the 1st round over Ahmed Hefny, Egypt a . an abandonment loss in the 3rd round against Mohamed Homrani, Tunisia ;
  • 2005, 3rd place , Coup de Nations in Bastia , S, with a defeat in the semi-finals against Ismaikel Perez , Cuba (6:29);
  • 2007, 1st place , qualifying tournament for the Africa championship in Algiers , SS, with victories over Zied Didi, Tunisia a . Noureddine Meddoune, Morocco ;
  • 2007, 1st place , Africa championship in Tananarivo / Madagascar , SS with a victory in the final over Lamarne Conde, Guinea ;
  • 2007, 2nd place , All-Afrikan-Games in Algiers, SS, with points wins over Lamarna Conde (28:13) and Remy Atsama, Cameroon (30:15) and a point defeat in the final against Emad Abdelhalim Ali, Egypt (8: 17);
  • 2008, 1st place , African Olympic qualification tournament in Algiers, SS, with points wins over Stephane Gomis , Senegal (17: 6) and Mohamed Amanissi, Morocco (21: 6);
  • 2008, 5th place , Feliks Stamm tournament in Warsaw , SS, after losing points in the quarter-finals against Evgeni Ljachowets, Belarus ;
  • 2008, 1st place , tournament in St. Quentin , SS, with a point victory in the final over Erik Pfeiffer, FRG (+19: 19);
  • 2008, 5th place , OS in Beijing , SS, with a point victory over Jose Payares , Venezuela (7: 5) and a point defeat in the quarter-finals against Vyacheslav Hlaskow , Ukraine (4:10)

National championships

  • 2005, 1st place, French championship, S, with a demolition win in the 4th round over John M'Bumba ,
  • 2006, 1st place, French championship, S, with a knockout victory in the 1st round over John M'Bumba,
  • 2007, 2nd place, French championship, S, with one point defeat against John M'Bumba (7:33);
  • 2007, 1st place, Algerian Championship, SS,
  • 2008, 2nd place, French championship, S, with one point defeat against John M'Bumba

International battles

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personal data
SURNAME Ouatah, Newfel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French-Algerian boxer
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Lyon