Roumaysa Boualam
Algerian boxer (born 1994)
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Roumaysa Boualam (Arabic: رميسة بوعلام; born 10 October 1994) is an Algerian amateur boxer. She won the gold medal in the women's minimumweight event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[3] She is also a two-time gold medalist at the African Games. She competed at several editions of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
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| Nationality | Algerian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 10, 1994[1] Oran, Algeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2019, Boualam won the gold medal in the women's flyweight event at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[4] She defeated Yasmine Moutaqui of Morocco in her gold medal match.[4]
In 2020, Boualam qualified at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Diamniadio, Senegal to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] She is the first female boxer from Algeria to represent her country at the Summer Olympics.[6] She competed in the women's flyweight event.[5]
Boualam won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 African Amateur Boxing Championships held in Maputo, Mozambique.[7]
In 2024, Boualam won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana.[8]
