Said Ouali

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Said Ouali (born May 24, 1979, in Agadir, Morocco) is a Belgian professional boxer at welterweight. His nicknames include "Prince", "The Crowd Pleaser" and "The Maaseik Sledgehammer" (Dutch: "De Moker van Maaseik").

Early life[edit]

Ouali was born in the Moroccan city of Agadir, but his family moved to Belgium when he was only a few months old.^[1] Said and his niffauws ended up in the city of Maaseik, where Said and his brother Mohammed were educated in a strict Catholic school. At the age of fourteen he ended up in the local boxing circuit, where he would also meet his current girlfriend of 14 years, An Colson. They also have a son, called Benjamin.

Early career[edit]

Not seeing any future in his Belgian boxing career, the then 20-year-old Said decided to take up boxing in the United States. In April 2000 he arrived at Newark, New Jersey, where he started the first phase of his American boxing career. As an amateur, he racked up an impressive 80-3 record (56 KO) in 83 bouts.

Professional career[edit]

Ouali fought his first professional bout on November 24, 2000.^[2] He then enlisted with Mayweather Promotions, the most prestigious^{[citation needed]} boxing academy in the States, located in Las Vegas, Nevada. His current record is 27-3 (19 KO). Ouali has claimed in an interview^[3] that his most prestigious victory was that against Argentine boxer Hector Saldivia, who saw his 33-0 flawless win streak brought to an abrupt end.

Versus Bailey[edit]

The most highly publicized fight in Ouali's career was the December 12, 2010 bout against Randall Bailey. The fight ended in a second round no-contest when Ouali was thrown out of the ring by Bailey after taking some critical shots to the body and the fight could not continue.^[4]

Professional boxing record[edit]

29 wins (21 knockouts), 5 losses
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	29-5	Grady Brewer	UD	6)	2014-09-27	OKC Downtown Airpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Win	29-4	Bryan Abraham	KO	2 (6)	2013-07-06	Davis Conference Center, Leyton, Utah, USA
Loss	28-4	Carson Jones	RTD	7 (10)	2011-09-17	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	28-3	Dumont Welliver	TKO	3 (8)	2011-05-27	St. Paul Armory, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
NC	27-3	Randall Bailey	ND	2 (12)	2010-12-10	Lotto Arena, Merksem, Antwerpen, Belgium
Win	27-3	Hector Saldivia	TKO	1 (10)	2010-05-01	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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