French-Moroccan boxer Nordine Oubaali on Eurosport’s men of the year list

French-Moroccan boxer Nordine Oubaali is on Eurosport’s men of the year list for 2019. Ranked seventh, the boxer is described by the pan-European television sports network as one of the athletes who managed to «achieve a dream this year».

It explains that after a series of disappointing results, the French-Moroccan boxer has managed to «get back on track».

Indeed, in January, the 32-year-old boxer became the World Boxing Council bantamweight world champion.

Born on August 4, 1986, in Lens (Pas-de-Calais), Nordine is the thirteenth child of his boxing-loving family. He was interested in his brothers' ability to fight and at the age of eight, he got into the sport. He debuted his professional career in 2014 in the bantamweight category, crowned champion of France in 2015.