Tahar Ben Hassen

Tamar Ben Hassan
Personal information
NationalityTunisian
Born (1941-07-14) 14 July 1941 (age 83)
Tunis, Tunisia
Sport
SportBoxing

Tahar Ben Hassen (born July 14, 1941), sometimes written as Tamar Ben Hassan, is a retired Tunisian boxer.

Olympics

Hassen competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics as a bantamweight. He lost his first bout to Nicolae Puiu after receiving a first round bye.[1]

Hassen also competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics as a featherweight. He won is first bout against Peter Weiss, but lost his next bout against eventual silver medalist Anthony Villanueva.[1]

Professional

As a professional Hassen lost to David Kotey for the African Boxing Union featherweight title. His record was 26 wins (15ko), 8 losses (5ko) and 3 draws.

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