Souleymane Cissokho
Name: Souleymane Cissokho
Birth Name: Souleymane Diop Cissokho
Hometown: Bagnolet, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Birthplace: Dakar, Senegal
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 179cm
Reach: 179cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Olympic Games results
2016 Bronze medallist in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (as a welterweight, 69 kg)
- Defeated Balazs Bacskai (Hungary) 3-0
- Defeated Parviz Bagirov (Azerbaijan) 3-0
- Defeated Sailom Ardee (Thailand) 3-0
- Lost to Daniyar Yeleussinov (Kazakhstan) 0-3
World Amateur Championships results
2013 in Almaty, Kazakhstan (as a welterweight, 69 kg)
- Defeated Adam Nolan (Ireland) 2-1
- Defeated Yasuhiro Suzuki (Japan) 3-0
- Lost to Daniyar Yeleussinov (Kazakhstan) 0-3
European Games results
2015 in Baku, Azerbaijan (as a welterweight, 69 kg)
- Defeated Balazs Bacskai (Hungary) 3-0
- Lost to Alexander Besputin (Russia) 0-3
European Championships results
2011 Quarter-finalist in Ankara, Turkey (as a lightweight, 60 kg)
- Defeated Michał Chudecki (Poland) 20-9
- Defeated Ivan Njegac (Croatia) 28-5
- Lost to Fatih Keles (Turkey) 12-20
2013 in Minsk, Belarus (as a welterweight, 69 kg)
- Lost to Alexander Besputin (Russia) 0-3
2015 Quarter-finalist in Samokov, Bulgaria (as a welterweight, 69 kg)
- Defeated Vladimir Margaryan (Armenia) 3-0
- Defeated Marian Pita (Romania) 3-0
- Lost to Clarence Goyeram (Sweden) 1-2
Other Amateur results
2011, 2013 and 2014 French National champion
2016 World Olympic Qualifier Gold medallist in Baku, Azerbaijan (as a welterweight, 69 kg)
- Defeated Gela Abashidze (Georgia) 3-0
- Defeated Dong-Jin Lee (South Korea) 3-0
- Defeated Vasili Belous (Moldova) 3-0
- Defeated Simeon Chamov (Bulgaria) 3-0
- Defeated Josh Kelly (Great Britain) 3-0
- Defeated Balazs Bacskai (Hungary) 3-0
World Series of Boxing Results
2013/2014 season boxing for USA Knockouts (as a welterweight, 69 kg)
- Defeated Vincenzo Mangiacapre (Italy) of Italia Thunder 2-1
2016 season boxing for Mexico Guerreros (as a welterweight, 69 kg)
- Defeated Azeddine Tamsamani (Morocco) of Morocco Atlas Lions TKO 5