Hacine Cherifi Record
Hacine Cherifi (Billy) is a 57-year-old retired French professional boxer. He is a former middleweight world champion. In a career spanning 15 years, 6 months, and 1 day, Cherifi amassed a record of 36-12-1, which includes 20 wins via KO.
Boxing Career
Hacine Cherifi was born in Lyon, France on December 12, 1967. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on December 16, 1989 against Zacharie Mulamba. Cherifi lost to Mulamba via 6 round points decision. Not a good start!
Cherifi got his first shot at a world title at the age of 29 after 27 professional fights. On September 11, 1997 Cherifi challenged Robin Reid's WBC super-middleweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
In his next fight, he got another shot at the super-middleweight WBC title — this time against Keith Holmes. He defeated Holmes via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
Cherifi's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Rudy Markussen at age 37, on June 17, 2005.
Some of Hacine Cherifi's best fights have been against Keith Holmes. For a complete list of Cherifi's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Hacine Cherifi".
Cherifi has 12 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Hacine Cherifi Losses".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
49 | Jun 17, 2005 | 37 |  Rudy Markussen | loss | TKO 1 |
48 | Mar 25, 2005 | 37 | Michel Noto | win | PTS 8 |
47 | Dec 04, 2004 | 36 | 
Felix Sturm 25 21-1 | loss | KO 3 |
46 | Nov 19, 2004 | 36 | Paul Sextius | win | PTS 8 |
45 | Feb 24, 2004 | 36 | Franck Mezaache | loss | UD 10 |
44 | Nov 22, 2003 | 35 | 
Brian Magee 28 20-0 | loss | TKO 8 |
43 | Jul 25, 2003 | 35 | 
Howard Eastman 32 37-1 | loss | RTD 8 |
42 | May 20, 2003 | 35 | Didier Nkuku Mupeko | win | UD 10 |
41 | Oct 15, 2002 | 34 | Christophe Tendil | win | UD 10 |
40 | May 11, 2002 | 34 | 
Félix Trinidad 29 40-1 | loss | TKO 4 |
39 | Jul 21, 2001 | 33 | Harry Simon | loss | UD 12 |
38 | Jun 08, 2001 | 33 | Silvio Walter Rojas | win | TKO 7 |
37 | Dec 09, 2000 | 32 | Lóránt Szabó | win | PTS 8 |
36 | Sep 16, 2000 | 32 | 
William Joppy 30 30-1-1 | loss | UD 12 |
35 | Apr 08, 2000 | 32 | Alex Lubo | win | KO 1 |
34 | Feb 15, 2000 | 32 | Viktor Fesechko | win | UD 8 |
33 | Dec 19, 1999 | 32 | Mohamed Boualleg | win | TKO 4 |
32 | Jun 18, 1999 | 31 | Jorge Sclarandi | win | DQ 7 |
31 | Apr 24, 1999 | 31 | 
Keith Holmes 30 33-2 | loss | TKO 7 |
30 | Oct 10, 1998 | 30 | Anthony Ivory | win | PTS 10 |
29 | May 02, 1998 | 30 |
Keith Holmes 29 31-1 | win | UD 12 |
28 | Sep 11, 1997 | 29 | 
Robin Reid 26 24-0-1 | loss | SD 12 |
27 | Apr 26, 1997 | 29 | Neville Brown | win | TKO 6 |
26 | Jan 25, 1997 | 29 | Branko Sobot | win | UD 12 |
25 | Dec 21, 1996 | 29 | Michel Simeon | win | KO 5 |
24 | Nov 30, 1996 | 28 | Heath Todd | win | TKO 5 |
23 | Oct 19, 1996 | 28 | Alexander Zaytsev | win | PTS 12 |
22 | May 04, 1996 | 28 | Patrick Vungbo | win | PTS 8 |
21 | Apr 05, 1996 | 28 | Erland Betare | win | TKO 2 |
20 | Mar 08, 1996 | 28 | Thierry Trevillot | win | PTS 10 |
19 | Jan 13, 1996 | 28 | Ricky Thomas | win | KO 3 |
18 | Dec 08, 1995 | 27 | Mustapha Dundar | win | TKO 8 |
17 | Oct 26, 1995 | 27 | Stephane Jegou | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Jun 27, 1995 | 27 | Erland Betare | draw | PTS 8 |
15 | Apr 01, 1995 | 27 | Thierry Trevillot | win | TKO 6 |
14 | Dec 16, 1994 | 27 | Mustapha Dundar | win | PTS 10 |
13 | Oct 25, 1994 | 26 | Viktor Plotnikov | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Jun 04, 1994 | 26 | Felix Jose Hernandez | win | KO 3 |
11 | Apr 17, 1994 | 26 | Jimmy Gourad | win | TKO 8 |
10 | Jan 20, 1994 | 26 | Gino Lelong | loss | TKO 8 |
9 | Dec 18, 1993 | 26 | Laurent Kante | win | KO 7 |
8 | Nov 13, 1993 | 25 | Mario Lavouiray | win | KO 3 |
7 | Apr 23, 1993 | 25 | Dominique Wadin | win | KO 1 |
6 | Mar 27, 1993 | 25 | Lansana Diallo | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Mar 06, 1993 | 25 | Mohammed Hamila | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Jan 31, 1993 | 25 | Kristo Slavchev | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Nov 13, 1992 | 24 | Milko Stoikov | win | KO 1 |
2 | Oct 03, 1992 | 24 | Mustapha Hachemi | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Dec 16, 1989 | 22 | Zacharie Mulamba | loss | PTS 6 |