# Souleymane M'baye

Souleymane M'baye (born March 21, 1975) is a French professional boxer and is the former WBA super-lightweight champion.

## Professional career

He won the vacated title by a fourth technical knockout on September 2, 2006 against Raul Horacio Balbi. He lost the title to British contender Gavin Rees. On May 28, M'baye defeated Antonin Décarie by unanimous decision to capture the WBA Interim welterweight title.

## Professional boxing record

| 49 fights | 42 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 23 | 2 |
| By decision | 19 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 49 | Loss | 42–6–1 | Karim Aliliche | SD | 10 (10) | 2017-06-10 | Centre international de Deauville, Deauville, France | For French welterweight title |
| 48 | Win | 42–5–1 | Krzysztof Szot | PTS | 8 (8) | 2016-10-22 | Casino de Deauville, Deauville, France | |
| 47 | Win | 41–5–1 | Alexandre Lepelley | SD | 6 (6) | 2016-03-26 | Casino de Deauville, Deauville, France | |
| 46 | Loss | 40–5–1 | Khabib Allakhverdiev | TKO | 11 (12) | 2013-07-13 | Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco | For WBA (Regular) & IBO light-welterweight titles |
| 45 | Win | 40–4–1 | Laszlo Haaz | TKO | 2 (10) | 2013-03-21 | Gentlemen Fight Club Boxing House, Budapest, Hungary | |
| 44 | Loss | 39–4–1 | Ismael El Massoudi | TKO | 12 (12) | 2011-07-14 | Place Jemaa el-Fnaa, Marrakesh, Morocco | Lost interim WBA welterweight title |
| 43 | Win | 39–3–1 | Antonin Décarie | UD | 12 (12) | 2010-05-28 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | Won interim WBA welterweight title |
| 42 | Win | 38–3–1 | Colin Lynes | SD | 12 (12) | 2009-07-03 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | Won vacant European light-welterweight title |
| 41 | Win | 37–3–1 | Barrie Jones | PTS | 8 (8) | 2008-12-06 | ExCeL Arena, London, England, U.K. | |
| 40 | Loss | 36–3–1 | Herman Ngoudjo | UD | 12 (12) | 2008-06-06 | Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 39 | Win | 36–2–1 | Ammeth Diaz | TKO | 4 (12) | 10 Nov 2007 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 38 | Loss | 35–2–1 | Gavin Rees | UD | 12 (12) | 2007-07-21 | Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, U.K. | Lost WBA light-welterweight title |
| 37 | Draw | 35–1–1 | Andreas Kotelnik | SD | 12 (12) | 2007-03-10 | Olympia, Liverpool, England, U.K. | Retained WBA light-welterweight title |
| 36 | Win | 35–1 | Raúl Horacio Balbi | TKO | 4 (12) | 2006-09-02 | Bolton Arena, Bolton, England, U.K. | Won vacant WBA light-welterweight title |
| 35 | Win | 34–1 | Laszlo Komjathi | RTD | 4 (8) | 2006-07-08 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, U.K. | |
| 34 | Win | 33–1 | Oscar Milkitas | TKO | 6 (8) | 2005-12-10 | ExCeL Arena, London, England, U.K. | |
| 33 | Win | 32–1 | Joseph Walter Leichnig | TKO | 3 (8) | 2005-06-25 | Futuroscope, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France | |
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Ivan Orlando Bustos | TKO | 5 (8) | 2005-03-14 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Andreas Kotelnik | SD | 12 (12) | 2004-10-21 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Marian Leondraliu | TKO | 3 (8) | 2004-07-10 | La Palestre, Le Cannet, France | |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Walter Fabian Saporiti | PTS | 8 (8) | 2004-04-29 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 28 | Loss | 27–1 | Vivian Harris | UD | 12 (12) | 2003-07-12 | The Orleans, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBA (Regular) light-welterweight title |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Adam Zadworny | TKO | 3 (8) | 2002-12-21 | Lausitz Arena, Cottbus, Germany | |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Khalid Rahilou | UD | 12 (12) | 2002-05-23 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | Won WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Colin Mayisela | UD | 8 (8) | 2002-04-09 | Vannes, France | |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Juergen Haeck | TKO | 2 (10) | 2002-01-22 | Gdynia, Poland | Won vacant EBU EU light-welterweight title |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Ahmed Merichiche | PTS | 8 (8) | 2001-11-24 | Salle Louis Simon, Gaillard, France | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Frederic Tripp | MD | 10 (10) | 2001-10-16 | Saint-Avé, France | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Carlos Fernandes | TKO | 10 (10) | 2001-06-19 | Chorzów, Poland | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Nordine Mouchi | SD | 10 (10) | 2001-04-24 | Levallois-Perret, France | Won vacant French light-welterweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Ashley Whiteboy | TKO | 4 (8) | 2001-02-20 | Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finland | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Mikhail Boyarskikh | TKO | 9 (10) | 2001-01-09 | Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Cyril Terrones | TKO | 6 (10) | 2000-12-05 | Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Douglas Villarreal | KO | 5 (10) | 2000-10-13 | Aarhus Stadionhal, Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Óscar Palomino | PTS | 8 (8) | 2000-06-27 | Telde, Spain | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Kimoun Kouassi | PTS | 8 (8) | 2000-05-23 | Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Vasile Surcica | TKO | 6 (10) | 2000-03-21 | Telde, Spain | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Tommy Peacock | TD | 5 (10) | 2000-02-01 | Paris, France | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Monji Abdou | PTS | 8 (8) | 1999-12-17 | La Cubierta, Leganés, Spain | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Alan Temple | RTD | 7 (8) | 1999-11-02 | Pabellón Cecilio Alonso, Malagón, Spain | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Rene Prins | KO | 2 (8) | 1999-09-28 | Vigo, Spain | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Jozef Kubovsky | TKO | 3 (6) | 1999-07-09 | Vigo, Spain | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Christophe Carlier | PTS | 6 (6) | 1999-06-12 | Saint-Avé, France | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Claudiu Rata | KO | 2 (6) | 1999-06-01 | Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Craig Smith | KO | 1 (6) | 1999-04-30 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jean Louis Cognata | KO | 3 (6) | 1999-03-30 | Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Juan Carlos Martinez | TD | 5 (6) | 1999-03-13 | Saint-Nazaire, France | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Samir Berbachi | PTS | 6 (6) | 1999-02-05 | Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Laszlo Porteleki | KO | 3 (6) | 1998-11-17 | Aarhus Stadionhal, Aarhus, Denmark | |