Fatiha Mansouri

Fatiha Mansouri
Personal information
Born1997 (age 27–28)
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportBoxing
Weight class48 kg
Medal record
Women's boxing
Representing  Algeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra 48 kg
Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Algiers 48 kg
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Maputo 48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Yaoundé 48 kg

Fatiha Mansouri (born 1997)[1] is an Algerian boxer competing in the minimumweight (48 kg) division. She won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana.[2] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Arab Games held in Algiers, Algeria.

Career

In 2019, Mansouri competed in the light flyweight event at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in Ulan-Ude, Russia.[3][4] She also competed in the minimumweight event at the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.[5][6] She was eliminated in her first match in both events.[4][6]

Mansouri represented Algeria at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[1] She competed in the women's light flyweight event where she was eliminated in her first match.[1] In the same year, Mansouri won the silver medal in her event at the African Amateur Boxing Championships held in Maputo, Mozambique.[7][8] In the final, she lost against Margret Tembo of Zambia.[8][9]

In 2023, Mansouri competed in the minimumweight event at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in New Delhi, India.[10] A few months later, she won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2023 Arab Games held in Algiers, Algeria.[11] In August 2023, Mansouri won the silver medal in her event at the African Amateur Boxing Championships held in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[12]

In 2024, Mansouri won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana.[2] She defeated Wafa Hafsi of Tunisia in her gold medal match.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Boxing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Boxing Results Book" (PDF). 2023 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. ^ Gillen, Nancy (7 October 2019). "Light flyweight top seed Kim begins AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships campaign with victory". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ^ Houston, Michael (10 May 2022). "Cadeno Rojas dominant as lightest fighters progress to last 16 at Women's World Boxing Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Results Book" (PDF). 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Summary of the iBA on the African Championships which took place from September 12 to 17, 2022 in Maputo, Mozambique". African Boxing Federation. 17 September 2022. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Session 9 Results – 2022 African Amateur Boxing Championships" (PDF). African Boxing Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  9. ^ Brennan, Eliott (17 September 2022). "Mozambique fighters flourish at African Men's and Women's Boxing Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Results Book". 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  11. ^ Burke, Patrick (11 July 2023). "Boxing finals begin with more Algerian success at home Pan Arab Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  12. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (6 August 2023). "Morocco claim eight golds at African Boxing Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 March 2024.