Hocine Soltani

Name: Hocine Soltani
Hometown: Boumerdès, Algeria
Birthplace: Thenia, Algeria
Died: 2002-03-01 (Age:29)
Height: 173cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Soltani, born in 1972, disappeared in March 2002. His body was found near Marseille, France in September 2004.

Uncle of two time Olympian Mebarek Soltani.

Amateur Highlights

• 1991 African Featherweight Champion, in competition in Cairo, Egypt
• 1991 3rd place at World Championships as a Featherweight in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
  • Defeated Wasesa Sabuni (Sweden) points
  • Defeated Jamie Nicholson (Australia)
  • Lost to Kirkor Kirkorov (Bulgaria)
• 1992 Featherweight Bronze Medalist at Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. Results were:
  • Defeated Jorge Miguel Maglione (Argentina) TKO 1
  • Defeated Carlos Gerena (Puerto Rico) points
  • Defeated Victoriano Sosa (Dominican Republic) points
  • Lost to Andreas Tews (Germany) points
• 1993 Boxed as a Lightweight at the World Championships in Tampere, Finland. Results were:
  • Defeated Cannalire (Italy) points
  • Defeated Bruno Wartelle (France) points
  • Lost to Vassile Nistor (Romania) KO 2
• 1994 African Lightweight Champion, in competition in Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1994 Competed as a Lightweight at World Cup Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. Results were:
  • Defeated Kamal Marjouane (Morocco) points
  • Defeated Leonard Doroftei (Romania) points
  • Lost to Julio Gonzalez (Cuba) points
• 1996 Lightweight Gold Medalist at Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States. Results were:
  • Defeated Vahdettin Issever (Turkey) points 14-2
  • Defeated Agnaldo Nunes (Brazil) points 11-1
  • Defeated Eun-Chul Shin (South Korea) points 16-10
  • Defeated Leonard Doroftei (Romania) points 9-6
  • Defeated Tontcho Tontchev (Bulgaria) points +3-3