Moussa Gholam (born 10 June 1995) is a Spanish professional boxer who has held the WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title since 2019.
Early life Gholam was born on 10 June 1995 in Larache, Morocco, where he grew up with his grandmother. He moved to Barcelona at the age of seven to join his parents, who had been living and working in Ceuta before that. Growing up in a tough neighborhood where he suffered from bullying, he began boxing to learn how to defend himself. He has been with Gallego Prada club since he started when he was eleven years old.
Professional career Gholam made his professional debut on 1 April 2016, defeating Reynaldo Maravillas via unanimous decision (UD) at the Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona. After a 10–0 start, he picked up the vacant WBC Youth Silver super featherweight title on 2 February 2019 by beating Romanian prospect Alex Rat (8–3–2, 3 KO), who did not answer the bell for the sixth round. Less than ten months later, on 30 November, he faced Thai veteran Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (61–5, 41 KO) for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title, stopping him by technical knockout (TKO) in the tenth round of their 10-round bout for his second title belt. This entered him into the top 15 of the WBO rankings, placing him at #12. He was named the best foreign boxer in Spain of 2019 by Espabox.com after winning all five of his fights and two titles. He was scheduled to face Venezuelan rival Otto Gámez in March 2020, but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes21Win20–1 Abraham MontoyaUD104 Mar 2023 20Loss19–1 Elnur Samedov1011 Dec 2022 19Win19–0 Tomás RojasTKO5 (10)27 Feb 2022 18Win18–0 Victor JulioKO5 (8)14 Nov 2021 17Win17–0 Mauro Alex Hasan PeroueneTKO8 (8), 11 Sep 2021 16Win16–0 Nukri GamgebellKO1 (6), 26 Jun 2021 15Win15–0 Chonlatarn PiriyapinyoTKO10 (10), 30 Nov 2019 14Win14–0 Sergio PuenteUD814 Sep 2019 13Win13–0 Arturo LópezRTD3 (6), 7 Jun 2019 12Win12–0 Brandon Oertel3 (8), 30 Mar 2019 11Win11–0 Alex Rat5 (10), 2 Feb 2019 10Win10–0 Sergio GonzálezUD629 Sep 2018 9Win9–0 Iago BarrosKO3 (6), 11 May 2018 8Win8–0 Ruben GarcíaKO1 (6), 14 Apr 2018 7Win7–0 Ibrahima SarrPTS611 Nov 2017 6Win6–0 Ricardo FernándezUD610 Jun 2017 5Win5–0 Elvis GuillenPTS424 Feb 2017 4Win4–0 José Aguilar42 Oct 2016 3Win3–0 Stefan NicolaeKO3 (4), 18 Jun 2016 2Win2–0 Daniel Enache1 (4), 27 May 2016 1Win1–0 Reynaldo Maravillas41 Apr 2016
Personal life Although he has lived in Spain continuously since he was a kid, he has not been able to become a Spanish citizen.
Growing up playing football in the streets of Barcelona, Gholam is naturally a fan of FC Barcelona and he has cited Ronaldinho as his favorite footballer. Apart from boxing he also works as an ambulance driver.
References
External links
Gallego Prada bio (in Spanish)