Khalid Rahilou (born 19 June 1966) is Moroccan former professional boxer. He held the WBA light-welterweight world title between 1997 and 1998, and the EBU European title between 1994 and 1995.^[1]

Amateur career

Rahilou compiled an amateur record of 45 wins, 7 losses and 12 knockouts. He represented Morocco in the 1988 Olympics in the light welterweight division. His results were:

• Defeated Avaavau Avaavau (Western Samoa) – RSC 3
• Lost to Todd Foster (USA) – KO 2

Professional career

Rahilou began his professional career in 1988 and won his first major regional championship—the European light-welterweight title—in 1994. He later became world champion by winning the WBA light-welterweight title from Frankie Randall in 1997. Rahilou defended the title twice before losing it to Sharmba Mitchell in 1998. Following a loss to Souleymane M'baye in 2002, Rahilou retired from the sport.^[1]

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