17 Facts About Mohamed Missouri

Mohamed Missouri was an Algerian amateur boxer and coach.

Mohamed Missouri lived his young age in the mountainous and wooded region near the course of Oued Meraldene and its Meraldene Dam, and not far from the Zawiyet Sidi Boushaki in the aftermath of the World War II and in the period preceding the outbreak of the Algerian Revolution.

Mohamed Missouri completed his primary studies in the midst of the independence war in the boys' school in Thenia, which was renamed Mohamed Farhi school after 1962.

Mohamed Missouri enlisted in his youth in the military body of the Gendarmerie Nationale, then distinguished himself in boxing and military sports.

Mohamed Missouri perfected in the discipline of boxing in the USM El Harrach team with trainer Abdelkader Kossairi, then opted for the CR Belouizdad team where he was supported by trainer Brahim Bouafia, former boxing champion and national trainer, who welcomed him with open arms.

Bouafia passed on his knowledge to his foal Mohamed Missouri from 1969 and introduced him to focusing well in boxing which is a wonderful sport that can become dangerous if it is not practiced with all the seriousness required.

Mohamed Missouri was Maghrebian champion in 1973 in Agadir, then Arab champion in 1976 in Damascus, and then gold medalist at the Mediterranean Games of Algiers in 1975, at the Hacene Harcha Arena, after his victory in the final against the Egyptian Khalil Ali Khalti.

Mohamed Missouri created a boxing school for gendarmes and sailors, he launched a new professional dynamic for the training and maintenance of the physical fitness of Algerian military personnel.

Mohamed Missouri's efforts were seeking to contribute to building a modern sport and a brilliant elite capable of honoring national colors in international forums and responding to the tremendous sacrifices made by the Algerian people in order to emancipate from the yoke of French colonialism.

Mohamed Missouri holds two diplomas, one as a teacher of physical education and sports, and the other as a professional boxing trainer of class III.

Mohamed Missouri led the National Military Boxing Team which competed in the 1995 Military World Games organized in Rome, Italy.

Mohamed Missouri won several fights in national and international championships and then received trophies and medals, including:.

Mohamed Missouri has written several books during a long sporting career, including:.

Mohamed Missouri has coached several boxers who have won medals and awards in international games on the National Military Team, including:.

Monday, 29 June 2015 Mohamed Missouri died at the age of 68, following a long illness.

Mohamed Missouri had been hospitalized at the Ain Naadja military hospital in the Algiers Province.

Mohamed Missouri was buried on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 after the Zuhr prayer in the Sidi Garidi Cemetery within the commune of Kouba in Algiers, in the presence of a large crowd of his family and friends.