Walid Cherif (born 9 March 1978) is a

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: *Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing * Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

from

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

, who won the gold medal in 2003 at the

All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the ...

Abuja, Nigeria Abuja (; , ) is the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, strategically situated at the geographic midpoint of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As the seat of the Federal G ...

. He also participated in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

, where he was beaten in the first round of the Flyweight (51 kg) division by

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

Nikoloz Izoria Nikoloz Izoria ( ka, ნიკოლოზ იზორია) (born August 31, 1985) is a boxer from Georgia. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Flyweight (51 kg) ...

. Cherif also competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

. He beat Australian Stephen Sutherland and upset 2005 world champ Lee Ok-Sung before losing 5:7 to Italy's

Vincenzo Picardi Vincenzo Picardi (born October 20, 1983, in Casoria) is an Italian professional boxer best known for winning bronze medals in the flyweight division at both the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago and at the 2008 Olympics. He fai ...

in the quarterfinal. He was a member of the team that competed for

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

at the 2005 Boxing World Cup in

Moscow, Russia Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

References

sports-reference
1978 births Living people Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Tunisia Tunisian male boxers Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Tunisia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Tunisia Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games African Games gold medalists for Tunisia African Games gold medalists in boxing Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2003 All-Africa Games 20th-century Tunisian people 21st-century Tunisian sportsmen {{Tunisia-boxing-bio-stub