Mustapha Moussa
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 Moussa with Evander Holyfield, bronze medalists in the 1984 Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Mustapha Moussa 2 February 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 August 2024 (aged 62) Oran, Algeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Algerian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Light Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mustapha Moussa (2 February 1962 – 3 August 2024) was a boxer from Algeria.
Moussa won the bronze medal in the Light Heavyweight division (75–81 kg) at the 1984 Summer Olympics[1] in Los Angeles. He was the first Algerian to win an Olympic medal.
Moussa became a professional boxer in 1988. He was not very successful. He lost his first fight toMauro Galvano. He fought once in 1992 and 2004, losing both fights.
On 3 August 2024, Moussa was killed in a car crash in Oran, Algeria at the age of 62.[2]
References
- ↑ Sports Reference. "Mustapha Moussa Biography". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ↑ La légende de la boxe algérienne Mustapha Moussa n’est plus (in French)