Tahar Ben Hassen (born July 14, 1941), sometimes written as Tamar Ben Hassan, is a retired

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Olympics

Hassen competed in the

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as a

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. He lost his first bout to Nicolae Puiu after receiving a first round bye.www.sports-reference.com
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as a

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. He won is first bout against

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, but lost his next bout against eventual silver medalist

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Professional

As a professional Hassen lost to

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for the

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featherweight title. His record was 26 wins (15ko), 8 losses (5ko) and 3 draws.

References

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Habib Galhia
Olympic Database 1941 births Olympic boxers for Tunisia Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Living people Tunisian male boxers Bantamweight boxers 20th-century Tunisian sportsmen Boxers from Tunis {{Tunisia-boxing-bio-stub