13 Facts About Walid Smichet

Walid Smichet, born on 17 August 1979, is a professional boxer based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Walid Smichet gained recognition for his punching power in both hands.

Walid Smichet has been the Canadian middleweight champion and contended for the IBF International middleweight title.

Walid Smichet was born in Tunisia although he fought all of his professional fights in Canada.

Walid Smichet boxed as an amateur from the age of nine.

Walid Smichet was the Tunisian national champion for five years, from 1994 to 1999, and represented Tunisia at the 2001 Francophone Games.

However, Walid Smichet waved McCrary forward dismissively and then streamed forward, and towards the later rounds outworked McCrary.

O'Brien, who was undefeated in his professional career with a record of 17 straight wins, fought well and was ahead on the judges scorecards when with less than half a minute remaining in the bout he was caught with a right-hand from Walid Smichet and knocked clean out.

Walid Smichet was then handed the full title after Byron Mackie failed to defend his belt against him.

Walid Smichet then faced Sebastien Demers for his newly won Canadian title and the IBF International Middleweight title.

Prefight Walid Smichet had predicted that he would knockout Demers within eight rounds.

Walid Smichet was initially the aggressor and pushed forward relentlessly to take Demers out of his rhythm, however he lost momentum towards the end of the fight and Demers' superior technique pulled him through.

On Feb 23,2008, Walid Smichet waged war against Irish boxer John Duddy.