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Youssef Al Hamidi (born December 16, 1977) is a Syrian boxer who was a decorated amateur in the Syrian army and is now a professional boxer in the UK.

Youssef Al Hamidi
Statistics
Real name	Youssef Al Hamidi
Weight(s)	Lightweight
Nationality	Syrian
Born	(1977-12-16) December 16, 1977 (age 44) Syria
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	146
Wins	16
Wins by KO	1
Losses	125
Draws	5
No contests	0

Amateur career

Al Hamidi Claims to have had around 150 amateur fights. He won a bronze medal in the Army world national championships. He was Syrian Champion for 10 years as well as Arabic Champion at 57KG.[1]

Professional career

Youssef has been regarded as a dangerous journeyman fighter with the ability to upset the odds. On May 5, 2008 he upset Manchester prospect Anthony Crolla.[2] Al Hamidi then fought English Lightweight Champion John Murray at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham on a few hours' notice. The night did not go Al Hamidi's way and he eventually lost 77–75 on points.

Since then he has fought on a majority of under cards as an 'opponent' fighter. He has had 1 win since his upset of Crolla against Lee Jennings, and a reverse against Crolla losing 60–55 on the score cards.

Outside of boxing

Outside of boxing Youssef works as an ice cream seller for a Huddersfield ice cream van which helps him improve his spoken English.[1]

References

External links

• Boxing record for Youssef al-Hamidi from BoxRec (registration required)

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