Mehdi Sahnoune

Mehdi Sahnoune
Mehdi Sahnoune
Statistics
Real name	Mehdi Sahnoune
Nickname(s)	Kounet
Weight(s)	Light Heavyweight;
Height	5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm)
Nationality	French
Born	May 5, 1976 (age 45); Marseille, France
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	34
Wins	32
Wins by KO	28
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Mehdi Sahnoune (born May 5, 1976 in Marseille, France) is a French boxer (182 cm height) at light heavyweight.

Known as "Kounet", Sahnoune turned pro in 1997 and challenged WBA Light Heavyweight Title holder Bruno Girard in 2003, winning the belt by TKO. He lost the belt in his first defense to Silvio Branco later that year. In 2005 he got another shot at a major belt, the WBO Light Heavyweight Title, against Zsolt Erdei, but he lost via TKO in the 12th round.

Criminal charges[]

Sahnoune was sentenced to a three-year prison term for allegedly participating in a battery on a man outside a nightclub in Aix-en-Provence, France.^[1]

References[]

^ "Le boxeur Mehdi Sahnoune condamné à un an de prison" [Boxer Mehdi Sahnoune is sentenced to one year in prison]. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2008.

External links[]

Boxing record for Mehdi Sahnoune from BoxRec

Achievements
Preceded by Bruno Girard	WBA light heavyweight champion March 8, 2003 – October 10, 2003 Regular title until April 15, 2003	Succeeded by Silvio Branco

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[1] "Le boxeur Mehdi Sahnoune condamné à un an de prison" [Boxer Mehdi Sahnoune is sentenced to one year in prison]. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2008.

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