Yassine El maachi
Yassine El maachi
| Yassine El maachi | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| The Showman | |
| Light-middleweight | |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Nationality | Moroccan,British |
| Born | 19 September 1979Rabat(Morocco) |
| Stance | Southpaw stance |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 21 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Wins by KO | 5 |
| Losses | 4 |
British Citizen
Yassine El maachi (born September 19, 1979,Rabat,Morocco),is a former professional boxer whose nickname was "The Showman".He won the Prizefighter Series in the welterweight division on June 7,2011.
After his victory,he became the first boxer ever to beat two world champions on the same night,who were Colin Lynes and Junior Witter.
| Yassine El maachi | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| The Showman | |
| Light-middleweight | |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Nationality | Moroccan,British |
| Born | 19 September 1979Rabat(Morocco) |
| Stance | Southpaw stance |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 21 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Wins by KO | 5 |
| Losses | 4 |
Early Life
17 Pro Wins
Yassine El Maachi grew up in Rabat,Morocco.He
is the youngest child of a ten member family.He began
boxing at age six,thanks to his older brother El Ouafi who was an amateur boxer.
Career
Amateur career
Shortly after getting involved in boxing, he started his amateur career and won several titles,including two Moroccan Boxing Amateur titles (1997 and 1999) and the National Full Contact title in 1998.
He was supposed to represent Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,but he dropped out from the list due to an internal issue between his own club FUS de Rabat and the Moroccan Boxing Federation.
Professional career
Yassine El Maachi finished his amateur career with a successful record (31-0).He
turned pro on September 2,2011 by defeating Rudolf Murko.
He is also known by his flashy,slick style,which made him the most avoided boxer in Great Britain.He is fluent in four languages:Arabic,Dutch,English and Italian.He became a British citizen in 2012.He retired with a professional record of 17 wins,4 losses with 5 knockouts.
He turned pro by the end of 2000 and made his professional debut one year later in The Hague,Netherlands.His flashy,entertaining style pushed plenty of Dutch and European boxers to avoid him.
Due to the lack of support he was obliged to give up at an early age but returned to business once he left Netherlands for Great Britain.In 2007,after meeting trainer Don Charles,he made a successful comeback winning 10 consecutive fights,including a win over Bertrand Aloa, when he became in 2010,the International Master Champion.He defended later his title against French champion Jimmy Colas on December 4,2010.
El Maachi won on the Prizefighter Series on June 7,2011,at York Hall, Bethnal Green the Prizefighter series welterweight,after 3 consecutive victories over Peter McDonagh,former British champion and IBO world champion Colin Lynes,and former British champion and World Boxing Council (WBC) world champion Junior Witter. After winning the Prizefighter,he became the first boxer ever to beat two world champions on the same night.
Injury
Shortly after winning the Prizefighter,El Maachi sustained a complicated knee injury that made him not able to compete.He
underwent 7 surgeries between September 2011 and March 2013.
He was allowed by his medical staff to restart training in May 2013 to prepare for his comeback.He
never fought again but remains active in boxing in a variety of capacities.
Defeated Junior Witter
Defeated Junior Witter
Yassine El Maachi beat former world champion Junior Witter in the final at York Hall on June 7,2011.He won his last 13 bouts and had his last fight in 2011.He picked up a £36,000 Prizefighter check.After his defeat of Witter he said:
I want to fight the best in the country and the best in Europe, No-one wants to fight me,but now I’ve won this they cannot hide and I’ll face anyone.A
lot of people have seen what I can do and now those guys who avoided me will have to fight me. I
got tired of chasing people,I’ve been doing that for so long now,but I will not have to do it anymore and I will take anyone on.