Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Lucas Bahdi
Canadian boxer (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Lucas Bahdi (born January 27, 1994) is a Canadian professional boxer who currently competes in the lightweight division.
Remove ads
Early life
Bahdi is of Italian and Palestinian heritage. His father George is a prominent builder in the Niagara Falls area.[1]
Amateur career
Bahdi was a three time national champion. He turned pro, ending his olympic hopes due to losing trust with the national team programme.[2]
Professional career
Bahdi vs. Amparan
Bahdi claimed the first title of his pro career against Mexican Jesus Amparan. In round nine, Bahdi dropped Amparan with a hard right hand forcing the referee to wave it off, making Bahdi the IBF North American champion. The fight took place in Bahdi's hometown of Niagara Falls.[3]
Bahdi vs. Sylve
Bahdi had his biggest win to date against American prospect Ashton Sylve. Despite being outclassed the entire fight, Bahdi knocked out Sylve in the sixth round, which became a knockout of the year candidate.[4]
Signing with Most Valuable Promotions
After his fight against Sylve on the under card of Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, it was announced that Bahdi had signed with Most Valuable Promotions on November 21, 2024.[5][6][7]
Professional boxing record
Remove ads
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads