Photo: Benoît Prieur / CC0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Hacine "Billy" Cherifi is the kind of fighter I keep coming back to. Out of Lyon, he boxed from 1985 to 2005 and seized the WBC middleweight crown in 1998, with further world-title tilts that he lost as bravely as the ones he won. Twenty years in the ring is a brutal apprenticeship in resilience. What elevates him for me is that France made him a Knight of both the National Order of Merit and the Legion of Honour, a recognition that reaches beyond sport. That tells me his impact was civic as well as athletic, and I respect a champion who became a symbol.
Overview
Hacine "Billy" Cherifi (born 12 December 1967) is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. He held the WBC middleweight title in 1998. He made two other attempts at world titles; the WBC super middleweight title in 1997 and the WBA middleweight title in 2000. At regional level, he twice held the French middleweight title, firstly from 1995 to 1996 and again from 2002 to 2003.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hacine Cherifi
- Name (Japanese)
- アッシン・シェリフィー
- Reading
- あっしん・しぇりふぃー
- Born
- December 12, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
- Origin
- 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, Rhône, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Knight of the National Order of Merit
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- WBC World Middleweight Champion
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Boxer — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.