Hasan Al (born 18 June 1972 in Sivas, Sivas Province) is a Turkish-born boxer from Denmark, best known for winning the European welterweight title in 1996 as an amateur.
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Born | 18 June 1972 Sivas, Sivas Province, Turkey | (age 52)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Weight class | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn his adopted country he became European champion in 1996 against Romania's Marian Simion. At the Olympics 1996, he defeated Ukraine's Sergiy Dzindziruk then lost to Simion.[1]
Al turned professional at middleweight in 1996 but was not successful. He beat Meldrick Taylor on points in 1998. In 2001, he first drew then was outpointed in a rematch by Carlos Baldomir in his only loss. He retired in 2004.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Hasan Al". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
External links
edit- Euro 1996
- Olympics 1996
- Boxing record for Hasan Al from BoxRec (registration required)