The Most Famous
BOXERS from Algeria
Top 6
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Algerian Boxers of all time. This list of famous Algerian Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Imane Khelif (b. 1999)
With an HPI of 48.96, Imane Khelif is the most famous Algerian Boxer. Her biography has been translated into 33 different languages on wikipedia.
Imane Khelif (Arabic: إيمان خليف, romanized: ʾĪmān Khalīf, pronounced [ʔiːˈmaːn xaˈliːf]; born 2 May 1999) is an Algerian professional boxer. She won the gold medal in the women's 66 kg (welterweight) boxing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Following Khelif's victory over Italy's Angela Carini during the 2024 Olympic Games, misinformation surfaced on social media about her gender and eligibility to compete. False claims that Khelif is male were fuelled by Khelif's disqualification from the 2023 Women's World Boxing Championships, organised by the Russian-led International Boxing Association (IBA) after she allegedly failed unspecified gender eligibility tests. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its Paris Boxing Unit stated Khelif was eligible to compete in the Olympics and criticized the IBA's previous disqualification as "sudden and arbitrary" and taken "without any due process". Khelif was born female, and no medical evidence that she has XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone has been published.
2. Mustapha Moussa (1962 - 2024)
With an HPI of 47.88, Mustapha Moussa is the 2nd most famous Algerian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Mustapha Moussa (Arabic: مصطفى موسى; 2 February 1962 – 3 August 2024) was an Algerian boxer who fought in the light heavyweight division. He won the first-ever Olympic medal for Algeria, winning a bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He shared the podium with American boxer Evander Holyfield. On 3 August 2024, Moussa died in Oran from injuries sustained in a traffic collision. He was 62.
3. Hocine Soltani (1972 - 2002)
With an HPI of 46.76, Hocine Soltani is the 3rd most famous Algerian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Hocine Soltani (December 1972 – March 2002) was an Algerian boxer, who won two Olympic medals. In 1992, the southpaw placed third in the featherweight division (54–57 kg), and at the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the lightweight division.
4. Mohamed Bahari (b. 1975)
With an HPI of 41.33, Mohamed Bahari is the 4th most famous Algerian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Mohamed Bahari (born June 29, 1976, in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria) is a boxer from Algeria. Bahari won the bronze medal in the middleweight division (71–75 kg) at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He shared the podium with US boxer Rhoshii Wells.
5. Mohamed Flissi (b. 1990)
With an HPI of 35.39, Mohamed Flissi is the 5th most famous Algerian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 12 different languages.
Mohamed Flissi (born 13 February 1990, in Boumerdès) is an Algerian boxer. He represented Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He also qualified to represent Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
6. Ichrak Chaib (b. 2001)
With an HPI of 22.63, Ichrak Chaib is the 6th most famous Algerian Boxer. Her biography has been translated into 4 different languages.
Ichrak Chaib (born 16 January 2001) is an Algerian boxer. She competed in the women's middleweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
People
Pantheon has 6 people classified as Algerian boxers born between 1962 and 2001. Of these 6, 4 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Algerian boxers include Imane Khelif, Mohamed Bahari, and Mohamed Flissi. The most famous deceased Algerian boxers include Mustapha Moussa, and Hocine Soltani. As of April 2024, 4 new Algerian boxers have been added to Pantheon including Imane Khelif, Mustapha Moussa, and Mohamed Flissi.
Living Algerian Boxers
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Imane Khelif
1999 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Mohamed Bahari
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Mohamed Flissi
1990 - Present
HPI: 35.39
Ichrak Chaib
2001 - Present
HPI: 22.63
Deceased Algerian Boxers
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Go to all RankingsImane Khelif
1999 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Mustapha Moussa
1962 - 2024
HPI: 47.88
Mohamed Flissi
1990 - Present
HPI: 35.39
Ichrak Chaib
2001 - Present
HPI: 22.63
