At 17, Anouar Aaoualy was crowned French junior K1 runner-up in Corbeil-Essonnes. Having arrived alone from Morocco two years ago, the Montpellier boxer is now establishing himself as a reliable Kick-Boxing talent.
Defeated by KO during the European championship against the Englishman Josh Padley, the boxer from Béziers Jaouad Belmehdi refuses to give up. Despite this third defeat in his career, the Moroccan announces his intention to come back stronger, drawing his motivation from his difficult journey.
The world kickboxing champion, Tarik Khbabez , and his challenger, Sergej Maslobojev, met on Wednesday in Rotterdam for a press conference preceding their fight for the light heavyweight title. The event, organized at the top of the Euromast, was marked by a face-to-face between the two opponents who will face each other on June 13 at the Glory 100 gala.
Moroccan fighters Mouhcine Chafi alias "The Assassin" and Elmehdi El Jamari will participate in the ONE Fight Night 30 gala, which will take place on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the prestigious Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok (Thailand).
Candidate for the presidency of the French Boxing Federation (FFB), boxing champion Sarah Ourahmoune announced on Monday her withdrawal from the race after being the victim of racist and sexist insults on social media. Her comrade Brahim Asloum expressed his outrage at these attacks.
Moroccan and Algerian internet users are getting involved in the case of Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who participated in the Paris Olympics and found herself at the center of a controversy around her gender identity, of which the Moroccan boxer Oumayma Belahbib, member of the International Boxing Association (IBA), is accused on social networks of being partly responsible.
Moroccans expressed their disappointment with the participation of Moroccan athletes in the Paris Olympics, who performed poorly and failed to defend the national colors in this international competition.
Accused on social networks of being partly responsible for the controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who is participating in the Paris Olympics, a Moroccan boxer has filed a complaint for "cyberbullying", "insults", "death threats" and "defamation".
While the Moroccan footballers are achieving a historic run at the Paris Olympic Games , their compatriots competing in other sports such as athletics, boxing and volleyball are sinking, causing the anger of Moroccan supporters.
Ayoub Ghadfa, a Spanish boxer of Moroccan origin, is aiming for gold at the Paris Olympics. The 25-year-old fighter, who had a difficult childhood and suffered racism, is in the super heavyweight (+92 kg) semifinals after winning his bout against Armenian Davit Chaloyan on Friday.
Mathieu Kassovitz, the 56-year-old actor and director, settles his accounts with his colleague, the Franco-Moroccan actor Saïd Taghmaoui , whose insults he can no longer stand. He even proposes a boxing match to him.
Chechen fighter Ismail Naurdiev represents Morocco at Brave CF 79 taking place at Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town, Bahrain. He will face Algerian Tahar Hadbi.