Reda Benbaziz (born 9 September 1993)[1] is an Algerian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] He won gold medals in the African Championships and African Games in 2015 (lightweight division), as well as in the 2013 Mediterranean Games (bantamweight event). On December 2, 2022, Reda had his professional debut at the Centre 200 arena in Sydney, Nova Scotia Canada.[3] He won by a second round knock out and was signed to a promotional agreement the following week by professional boxing promotional company Three Lions Promotions of Canada.[4] According to Daniel Otter, managing director of the promotional outfit, Reda will be progress very well in the professional lightweight division.[5]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Born | 9 September 1993 Béjaïa, Algeria |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Medal record | |
World Series of Boxing record
edit| 8 fights | 5 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Team | Opponent (Team) | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Loss | 5–3 | Algeria Desert Hawks | Viktor Slavinskiy (Ukraine Otamans) | UD | 5 | 10 April 2015 | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| 7 | Win | 5–2 | Algeria Desert Hawks | Lindolfo Delgado (Mexico Guerreros) | UD | 5 | 21 March 2015 | Blida, Algeria | |
| 6 | Win | 4–2 | Algeria Desert Hawks | Adlan Abdurashidov (Russian Boxing Team) | UD | 5 | 7 March 2015 | Blida, Algeria | |
| 5 | Win | 3–2 | Algeria Desert Hawks | Hamza Rabii (Morocco Atlas Lions) | SD | 5 | 20 February 2015 | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 4 | Win | 2–2 | Algeria Desert Hawks | Detelin Dalakliev (British Lionhearts) | UD | 5 | 5 February 2015 | London, Great Britain | |
| 3 | Loss | 1–2 | Algeria Desert Hawks | Lázaro Álvarez (Cuba Domadores) | UD | 5 | 24 January 2015 | Blida, Algeria | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Algeria Desert Hawks | Brian Nunez (Argentina Condors) | UD | 5 | 21 February 2014 | Algiers, Algeria | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Algeria Desert Hawks | Domenico Valentino (Italia Thunder) | UD | 5 | 1 February 2014 | Bergamo, Italy | WSB debut |
References
edit- ^ "Reda Benbaziz". AIBA. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Reda Benbaziz". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Fraser, Jeremy. "IN PHOTOS: Friday Night Fights Professional Boxing in Cape Breton | SaltWire". www.saltwire.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ RINGSIDE (14 December 2022). "Three Lions Promotions announce the signing of Reda Benbaziz". WBN - World Boxing News. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ RINGSIDE (14 December 2022). "Three Lions Promotions announce the signing of Reda Benbaziz". WBN - World Boxing News. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
External links
edit- Reda Benbaziz at AIBA.org (archived)
- Reda Benbaziz at Olympics.com
- Reda Benbaziz at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Reda Benbaziz at Olympic.org (archived)
- Reda Benbaziz at Olympedia
- Reda Benbaziz at World Series of Boxing
