Mustapha Moussa
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Mustapha Moussa (Template:Langx; 2 February 1962 – 3 August 2024) was an Algerian boxer who fought in the light heavyweight division.[1] He won the first-ever Olympic medal for Algeria, winning a bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[2] He shared the podium with American boxer Evander Holyfield.
On 3 August 2024, Moussa died in Oran from injuries sustained in a traffic collision. He was 62.[3]
Career
Moussa started boxing in his native city Oran with ASM Oran. He moved after to MC Oran.
Pro career
Moussa turned pro in 1988 and had little success. He lost his pro debut to future titlist Mauro Galvano, as well as his other fight in 1988. He fought once in 1992 and 2004, losing both fights. His career record is 0–4–0.
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Drake Thadzi (Malawi) 5–0
- Defeated Tony Wilson (Great Britain) 5–0
- Lost to Anton Josipović (Yugoslavia) 0–5
Career
- Bronze Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles, USA (81 kg )
- Script error: No such module "sort". CISM Championships - Algiers, Algeria 1982 (81 kg )
- Script error: No such module "sort". Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 1983 (81 kg )
- Script error: No such module "sort". Pan Arab Games Rabat, Morocco 1985 (81 kg )
- Script error: No such module "sort". All-Africa Games ( Nairobi, Kenya) 1987 (- 81 kg )
- Quarter-finals World Cup - Seoul, South Korea 1985 (- 81 kg )
Tournament
- Script error: No such module "sort". President's Cup ( Jakarta, Indonesia ) 1981 (75 kg)
- Script error: No such module "sort". French Open ( Périgueux, France ) 1981 (81 kg )
- Script error: No such module "sort". Feliks Stamm Memorial ( Warsaw, Poland) 1983 (81 kg )
- Script error: No such module "sort". Giraldo Cordova Cardin Tournament - Santiago de Cuba 1983 (81 kg )
- Script error: No such module "sort". 24 Fevrier Tournament (Algiers, Algeria) 1985 (81 kg )
References
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External links
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- 1962 births
- 2024 deaths
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for Algeria
- Olympic bronze medalists for Algeria
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Oran
- Algerian male boxers
- MC Oran
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Algeria
- Competitors at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
- African Games silver medalists for Algeria
- African Games silver medalists in boxing
- Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing
- Boxers at the 1987 All-Africa Games
- 20th-century Algerian sportsmen
- Road incident deaths in Algeria