The Most Famous
BOXERS from Egypt
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Egyptian Boxers of all time. This list of famous Egyptian Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Mohamed Aly (b. 1975)
With an HPI of 45.28, Mohamed Aly is the most famous Egyptian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Mohammed Aly Reda (Egyptian Arabic: محمد على رضا; born February 19, 1975) is an Egyptian boxer who competed in the Super Heavyweight class (over 91 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. At the All-Africa Games 2003, he lost the final to Nigeria's Gbenga Oluokun. At the Olympics he beat Carlos Takam (Cameroon), Jaroslavas Jaksto (Lituania) and sensationally Michel López Núñez (Cuba) but injured himself and lost the final with Alexandr Povetkin (Russia) by walkover. After the Olympics, despite plenty of interest, Aly decided not to turn professional. Aly instead began a business venture with fellow Egyptian Olympic boxing teammate Neith Mohan. He created a franchised boxing academy called Mohammed Reda Boxing Academy in Cairo.
2. Ahmed Ismail El Shamy (b. 1975)
With an HPI of 41.04, Ahmed Ismail El Shamy is the 2nd most famous Egyptian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Ahmed Ismail El Shamy (Egyptian Arabic: احمد اسماعيل; born October 21, 1975) is an Egyptian boxer who competed in the Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. One year earlier, he won the gold medal in his weight division at the All-Africa Games as well as a bronze medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Egyptian boxers born between 1975 and 1975. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Egyptian boxers include Mohamed Aly, and Ahmed Ismail El Shamy. As of April 2024, 1 new Egyptian boxers have been added to Pantheon including Ahmed Ismail El Shamy.
