Youness Baalla
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Born | Youness Baalla 25 April 1999 Casablanca, Morocco |
| Weight | Heavyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 5 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Win by KO | 2 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
Youness Baalla (born 25 April 1999) is a Moroccan boxer.[1] He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
Career
Baalla won the silver medal at the 2019 All-African Games in Rabat in the heavyweight category.[3] He qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics via the African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar in March 2020.[4]
Baalla was disqualified at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after trying to bite his opponent David Nyika's ear in round 16 of the -91 kg event.[5][6][7]
Professional boxing record
| 5 fights | 2 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Loss | 2–1–1 (1) | Dante Stone | UD | 6 | 13 Aug 2025 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | WBC Grand Prix Heavyweight Quarterfinals |
| 4 | NC | 2–0–1 (1) | Lazizbek Mullojonov | NC | 6 | 21 Jun 2025 | Cool Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | WBC Grand Prix Heavyweight Round of 16; Originally UD win for Mullojonov, changed to NC after Mullojonov failed drug test |
| 3 | Draw | 2–0–1 | Morten Givskov | UD | 6 | 20 Apr 2025 | Global Theater Boulevard Riyadh City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | WBC Grand Prix Heavyweight Round of 32 |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ramazi Gogichashvili | RTD | 2 (6), 0:45 | 18 May 2024 | Oost Campus, Oostkamp, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ferenc Zsalek | KO | 1 (6), 1:39 | 23 Dec 2023 | Bouwhuis, Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium |
References
- ^ "Youness Baalla". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Boxing: Men's Heavy (81-91kg)" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Arryadia - Jeux Africains 2019/Boxe: Baalla Youness se contente de la médaille d'argent de la catégorie lourd (91 kg)". arryadia.snrt.ma. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Boxing: BAALLA Youness". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Le marocain Youness Baalla se prend pour Mike Tyson et tente de mordre son adversaire lors des JO de Tokyo". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Cousin, Victor (28 July 2021). "JO de Tokyo : le boxeur marocain Youness Baalla se prend pour Mike Tyson et essaie de mordre son adversaire". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "JO : Un boxeur marocain imite Mike Tyson et tente de mordre son adversaire en plein combat". LEFIGARO (in French). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
External links
- Boxing record for Youness Baalla from BoxRec (registration required)
- Youness Baalla at Olympedia
- Youness Baalla at Olympics.com
- Youness Baalla at the Comité National Olympique Marocain (in French)