| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Abdelhafid Benchabla |
| Nationality | Algeria |
| Born | September 26, 1986 Zemmouri, Algeria |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 81 kilograms (180 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Rated at | Light Heavyweight |
| Club | Pohang Poseidons |
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Abdelhafid Benchabla (born September 26, 1986 in Zemmouri) is an Algerian boxer. He represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and is the current World Series of Boxing Light heavyweight champion.
At the Arab Championships 2007 he lost the semifinal to Mourad Sahraoui. At the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Benchabla won the silver medal after losing in the final to Ramadan Yasser of Egypt.
In 2008, Benchabla qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after beating Bastir Samir of Ghana at the AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament 2008 in Algiers, Algeria.[1] He beat Mourad Sahraoui of Tunisia in the final to win the gold medal.
In 2009, Benchabla won silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy, after losing in the light heavyweight final to Bosko Draskovic of Montenegro.[2]
On May 28, 2011, Benchabla qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London after beating Ludovic Groguhe of France in the World Series of Boxing light heavyweight final in Guiyang, China.[3]