Already crowned in 2017, the 2016 Olympic vice-champion (26 years old) thus erases the big disillusionment experienced at the Tokyo Olympics where he was eliminated in his first fight.
Always mobile and perfectly mastering the art of dodging, Oumiha largely dominated his subject against Khalokov (21), winner of the Youth Olympic Games and junior world champion in 2018. Much more precise and efficient than his opponent, the French won by unanimous decision of the judges.
French Sofiane Oumiha, during his victorious fight against Uzbèke Abdumalik Khalokov in the final of the -60 kg category, November 5, 2021 at the World Championships in Belgrade ANDREJ ISAKOVIC AFP
After this second world gold medal, the Toulouse boxer will be able to start a professional career, even if he has always explained that playing the Paris-2024 Games was trotting in a corner of his head.
The Frenchman signed a contract at the start of the year with English promoter Frank Warren, who notably deals with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and has managed the careers of some big names in British boxing in recent years (Prince Naseem Hamed, Ricky Hatton, Frank Bruno, Amir Khan).
A first fight was scheduled for March in Poland but the health crisis decided otherwise, leading to the cancellation of the meeting.
In total, the Blues complete these amateur Worlds with three medals (1 gold, 2 bronze for Billal Bennama in -54 kg and Samuel Kistohurry in -57 kg), lifting their head after the fiasco of the Tokyo Olympics (no podium ).
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