Mehdi Khalsi

Mehdi Khalsi (born 6 June 1986) is a Moroccan boxer in the welterweight division. Khalsi took part in the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012.

Career

Khalsis first international tournament was the African Olympic Qualification Tournament 2008, during which he qualified in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games. At the Olympic Games, however, he resigned in the first fight against Dilshod Mahmudov, Uzbekistan ( 11:3 ), from.

At the championships of the Mediterranean countries in the following year Khalsi reached the final, which he, however, against Onder Sipal, Turkey ( 6-0 ), lost and thus won the silver medal. Less successful was his first appearance at the World Championships in the same year, he had to admit in the first fight against Mike Zewski, Canada ( 10:2 ), beaten.

Only in 2011 took Khalsi again at an international championship, the Africa Championships, in part, but failed here in the quarterfinals at Amor Bahri, Tunisia ( 18:8 ), and also his participation at the 2011 World Championships was not crowned with success, as he claimed a victory about Dossou Houenou, Benin ( 29:8 ), in the preliminary round to Alexis Vastine, France ( 18:7 ), failed. A conciliatory conclusion was the year of competition for Khalsi yet, since he won the Pan Arab Games with a final victory over Hossam Bakr Abdin, Egypt ( 9:9 ).

To nevertheless reach the missed at the 2011 World Championships qualification for the 2012 Olympics yet, Khalsi participated in the African Olympic qualifying tournament in Casablanca, part, and this was after victories among others about Seleman Kidunda, Tanzania, Ilyas Abbadi, Algeria (7:6 ), and in the final against Mohamed Diaby, Mali ( 13:9 ), and thus win to secure a quota place in the Olympics.

At the Olympic Games in London Khalsi difference as in 2008, albeit limited, in the first battle of. His opponent this time was the Japanese Yasuhiro Suzuki ( 14:13 ).

• Boxer ( Morocco)
• Olympian (Morocco )
• Moroccan
• Born in 1986
• Man