# Mehdi Sahnoune

Mehdi Sahnoune (born May 5, 1976) is a French former professional boxer.

## Professional career

Known as "Kounet", Sahnoune turned pro in 1997 and challenged WBA Light Heavyweight Title holder Bruno Girard in 2003, winning the belt by TKO. He lost the belt in his first defense to Silvio Branco later that year. In 2005 he got another shot at a major belt, the WBO Light Heavyweight Title, against Zsolt Erdei, but he lost via TKO in the 12th round.

## Professional boxing record

| 34 fights | 32 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 28 | 2 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 34 | Win | 32–2 | Ramdane Serdjane | RTD | 4 (6) | 2009-06-12 | Salle Jean Roure, Les Pennes-Mirabeau, France | |
| 33 | Loss | 31–2 | Zsolt Erdei | TKO | 12 (12) | 2005-10-22 | Brandberge Arena, Halle, Germany | For WBO light-heavyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Mukadi Manda | TKO | 5 (8) | 2005-04-29 | Palais des Sports, Marseille, France | |
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Roberto Coelho | TKO | 7 (8) | 2005-03-14 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Enrique Campos | TKO | 4 (8) | 2004-11-08 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Bercy, France | |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Richard Pokossi | TKO | 4 (8) | 2004-07-10 | La Palestre, Le Cannet, France | |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Eliseo Nogueira | PTS | 8 (8) | 2004-05-27 | Zénith d'Auvergne, Cournon-d'Auvergne, France | |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Jose Luis Loyola | TKO | 6 (6) | 2004-04-29 | Palais des sports, Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Christopher Robert | KO | 2 (10) | 2004-03-20 | Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France | |
| 25 | Loss | 24–1 | Silvio Branco | TKO | 11 (12) | 2003-10-10 | Palais des Sports, Marseille, France | Lost WBA light-heavyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Bruno Girard | TKO | 7 (12) | 2003-03-08 | Palais des Sports, Marseille, France | Won WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Geoffroy Gordian Ulonna | TKO | 7 (8) | 2002-11-29 | Les Pennes-Mirabeau, France | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Mohamed Siluvangi | UD | 8 (8) | 2002-08-10 | Plages du Prado, France | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Ivica Cukusic | TKO | 5 (8) | 2002-07-13 | Palavas-les-Flots, France | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Thabiso Mogale | TKO | 3 (8) | 2002-06-11 | Gymnase J.Roure, Les Pennes-Mirabeau, France | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Andrey Shkalikov | UD | 12 (12) | 2002-02-23 | Palais des Sports, Marseille, France | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Milojko Pivljanin | TKO | 3 (6) | 2002-01-29 | Les Pennes-Mirabeau, France | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Youssef Temsoury | KO | 2 (10) | 2001-11-16 | Les Pennes-Mirabeau, France | Retained French super-middleweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Ricardo Simarra | KO | 3 (6) | 2001-08-04 | Plages du Prado, France | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Rene Claude Dutard | KO | 2 (10) | 2001-05-18 | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | Retained French super-middleweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Wilfried Visee Rivelli | TKO | 3 (10) | 2001-01-26 | Pont-Sainte-Maxence, France | For vacant French super-middleweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Roman Costel | TKO | 3 (6) | 2000-12-09 | Villeurbanne, France | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Patrick Julan | TKO | 8 (8) | 2000-06-16 | Saint-Quentin, France | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Istvan Gabnai | KO | 3 (8) | 2000-04-07 | Châteauroux, France | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Youssef Temsoury | PTS | 8 (8) | 2000-02-11 | Châteauroux, France | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Csaba Olah | TKO | 6 (6) | 1999-11-20 | Saint-Nazaire, France | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Valere Thomas | TKO | 6 (6) | 1999-10-08 | Grande-Synthe, France | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Nicolas Lewinsky | TKO | 4 (6) | 1999-07-24 | Grand Casino de Palm Beach, Cannes, France | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Emmanuel Mahieux | KO | 2 (6) | 1999-03-06 | Aubagne, France | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Djaafar Filali | TKO | 2 (6) | 1998-11-28 | Hussigny-Godbrange, France | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Antonio Gretzi | KO | 2 (6) | 1998-11-10 | Gardanne, France | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jean Francois Houis | TKO | 2 (4) | 1998-05-22 | Marseille, France | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Doulyassad Joubij | TKO | 1 (4) | 1998-03-20 | Marseille, France | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Enis Boussandel | TKO | 4 (4) | 1997-12-12 | Toulon, France | |

## Criminal charges

Sahnoune was sentenced to a three-year prison term for allegedly participating in a battery on a man outside a nightclub in Aix-en-Provence, France.