Ali Srour (Arabic: علي سرور) (born 11 June 1994) is a Norwegian professional boxer of Lebanese descent. As an amateur, he has been Norwegian champion[1] and Nordic champion several times.[2]
After a long lay off, Ali lost in his last Nordic Championship resulting with a silver medal.[3] Ali has also competed in the European Youth Championship, ending with a loss to Gabil Mamedov from Russia who took silver medal.[4]
Ali is known for his unusual boxing style and cocky persona. Also, he is characterized by his highly athletic and hard-hitting boxing style, and formidable one-punch knockout power.[5][6][7]
Early life
editAli was born in 1994 in Tønsberg, Norway to Lebanese parents. He started boxing when he was 12 years old at the TK boxing club in his hometown of Tønsberg.[1] At the age of 12, he started his amateur career, and has become national junior champion eight times, and Scandinavian junior champion twice.[8]
Professional career
editAli was supposed to box in the undercard to Cecilia Brækhus in Oslofjord Convention Center, but the opponent resigned.[8] Afterwards, Ali traveled to South America and started his professional career there. He has been living in Latin America since then, and is currently residing in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Professional boxing record
edit| 4 fights | 4 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Girogi Gachechiladze
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UD | 4 | 20 Oct 2018 |  Skien Fritidspark, Skien, Norway
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Luis Ángel Díaz Ramírez
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TKO | 4 (4) | 10 Mar 2018 | Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara, Mexico
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Efrén Martínez López
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TKO | 1 (4) | 10 Feb 2018 | San José Iturbide, Mexico
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Rafael Herrera Amezcua
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KO | 2 (4) | 2 Dec 2017 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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References
edit- ^ a b "Tok NM-gull på fire minutter". www.tb.no (in Norwegian). 2011-04-03. Archived from the original on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "Gull og sølv i bokse-nordisk". www.tb.no (in Norwegian). 2012-03-26. Archived from the original on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "Nordic Championships - Aarhus, Denmark - March 23-24 2013". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "European Championships Day 2 -". 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Ali Srour vs Girogi Gachechiladze". Archived from the original on 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ Torres med ny overlegen seier – Hagen slo til med knockout
- ^ Brukte bare én arm(!): Ali (24) var fullstendig overlegen i proffdebuten i Norge
- ^ a b "Brækhus-bråket: Dumper prisene på billettene". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2018-03-29.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Ali Srour from BoxRec (registration required)
- Ali Srour on London Live
- Ali Srour and Cecilia Brækhus TB
- Ali Srour suspended after National Championship. TB
- Ali Srour becomes Scandinavian Champion. TB
- Ali Srour in European Championship. AIBA
- Ali Srour the new face of boxing in Norway
- Ali Srour unbeaten national champion. TB