Mehdi Bouadla (born 2 February 1982) is a French-Algerian

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. He has challenged once each for a

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world title and the

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title.

Professional career

Bouadla made his professional debut on 15 October 2003, scoring a second-round

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over Rachid Mokhtari. Fighting mainly in France for the next eight years, Bouadla won the France

title and defended it twice, as well as winning various WBA, IBF and

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regional titles. On 4 June 2011, he faced veteran former world champion

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for the

super-middleweight title, but was stopped in six rounds. The following year, on 15 December, Bouadla fought for his first world title against WBO super-middleweight champion

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, who won via eighth-round stoppage. 2013 and early 2014 saw Bouadla pick up four straight wins, each a six-round

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. Another chance at a world championship—this time the WBA interim middleweight title—came on 9 August 2014, against undefeated prospect Dmitry Chudinov. Once again Bouadla was unsuccessful, as he was stopped in three rounds.Sukachev, Alexey (9 August 2014)
"Dmitry Chudinov Blasts Out Bouadla in Three Rounds"
BoxingScene. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouadla, Mehdi French male boxers Middleweight boxers Super-middleweight boxers 1982 births Living people French sportspeople of Algerian descent 21st-century French sportsmen