Akim Tafer

Akim Tafer
Statistics
Real name Hakim Tafer
Rated at Cruiserweight
Height 5 ft 11 12 in (182 cm)
Nationality France French;Algeria Algerian
Born August 27, 1967
La Tronche, France
Boxing record
Total fights 31
Wins 23
Wins by KO 15
Losses 1

Hakim Tafer (Arabic: حكيم طافر) (born 27 August 1967 in La Tronche, Grenoble) is a French-Algerian boxer.

Career

The European Champion in the Cruiserweight division in 1992, 1993 and 1996, Tafer fought twice in for the WBC World Championship: on October 16, 1993 against Anaclet Wamba (throw the towel in the 7th round) and on August 16, 1997 against Marcelo Fabian Dominguez (by points).

Professional boxing record

23 Wins (15 knockouts, 8 decisions), 7 Losses (5 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Draw 29-9-3 Ukraine Valeriy Vykhor PTS 8 10/04/1999 Île-de-France Bercy, France
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 21-1-1 Argentina Marcelo Fabian Dominguez UD 12 16/08/1997 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur La Palestre, Le Cannet, France WBC World Cruiserweight Title. 112-117, 114-115, 114-116.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11-1 Ivory Coast Onebo Maxime PTS 8 01/02/1997 Rhône-Alpes Echirolles, France
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 18-0 Russia "Russian" Alexey Ilyin TKO 4 25/05/1996 Russia Yubileiny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia EBU Cruiserweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 22-7-3 Ukraine Valeriy Vykhor PTS 8 30/01/1996 Nord-Pas-de-Calais Lille, France
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 16-1-1 Argentina Marcelo Fabian Dominguez TKO 9 25/07/1995 Aquitaine Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France WBC World Cruiserweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-3-1 France Eugene Taima TKO 6 17/01/1995 Île-de-France Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 15-3 United Kingdom Carl "The Cat" Thompson TKO 6 14/06/1994 Champagne-Ardenne Epernay, France EBU Cruiserweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-12-2 United States Ken "Doll" Jackson KO 2 10/05/1994 Rhône-Alpes Echirolles, France
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14-33-1 United States Roy Bedwell KO 1 09/04/1994 Rhône-Alpes Albertville, France
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 41-2 France Anaclet Wamba TKO 7 16/10/1993 Île-de-France Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France WBC World Cruiserweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 22-16 United States Ricky Parkey PTS 8 24/06/1993 Aquitaine Vélodrome du Lac, Bordeaux, France
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-1 Ukraine Dmytro Yeliseyev KO 6 11/02/1993 Centre (French region) Romorantin-Lanthenay, France EBU Cruiserweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 26-1 United Kingdom Derek Angol KO 10 22/10/1992 Champagne-Ardenne Epernay, France EBU Cruiserweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11-2-1 Italy Fernando Aiello RTD 6 12/06/1992 Lower Normandy Alencon, France EBU Cruiserweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 41-9-2 United Kingdom Dennis Andries MD 12 27/02/1992 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Salle de la Bulle, Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes, France EBU Cruiserweight Title. 116-113, 116-115, 116-116.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-3 United States Howard "Butch" Kelly TKO 2 24/01/1992 Île-de-France Gennevilliers, France
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8-5-1 United States Eddie "Vindaloo" Curry KO 2 17/05/1991 Upper Normandy Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8-5-1 Ivory Coast Boubakar Sanogo KO 2 19/04/1991 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marignane, France France Cruiserweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-7 United States Carl "Little Truth" Williams KO 5 16/02/1991 Aquitaine Gaillard, France
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8-3-1 Ivory Coast Boubakar Sanogo TKO 4 19/05/1990 Languedoc-Roussillon Montpellier, France France Cruiserweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7-1 Italy Fernando Aiello PTS 8 20/04/1990 Italy Guastalla, Italy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 0-5 Luxembourg Ngoy Muamba PTS 6 07/04/1990 Rhône-Alpes Echirolles, France
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 3-1 Algeria Mohamed Zaoui TKO 5 18/11/1989 Rhône-Alpes Echirolles, France
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 0-1 France Paul Gimenez PTS 6 11/03/1989 Languedoc-Roussillon Perpignan, France
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 2-0 France Christophe Girard PTS 6 25/02/1989 Centre (French region) Romorantin-Lanthenay, France
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win -- France Germain Djida PTS 6 16/12/1988 Rhône-Alpes Echirolles, France
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-1 France Jean Marc Dindin TKO 3 26/11/1988 Rhône-Alpes Pontcharra, France
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1-2 Morocco Hassan Jalni TKO 6 19/11/1988 Rhône-Alpes Echirolles, France
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win -- France Pascal Neodo TKO 4 21/10/1988 Rhône-Alpes Echirolles, France
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 1-2-1 France Norbert Ekassi TKO 3 03/10/1988 Île-de-France Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Bercy, France

Trivia

Tafer is the uncle of the Algerian footballer Yannis Tafer.

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