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Abdel Qissi
Born (1960-01-20) 20 January 1960 (age 64)[1]
Oujda, Morocco[1]
NationalityMoroccan
Notable relativesMichel Qissi (brother)

Abdel Qissi (born 20 January 1960) is a Moroccan-Belgian actor and former boxer with eight recorded fights in the early 1980s.

Biography

Qissi was born in Oujda, Morocco and moved to Brussels, Belgium in his early years. In the 1980s he had a boxing career of eight fights consisting of five wins, two via knockout, one draw and two losses.[1] Through his brother Michel, Qissi later became an associate of Jean-Claude van Damme to which he starred in some of Van Damme's movies.[2][3]

He was a candidate in the commune of Ixelles for the 2006 Belgian local elections on the right-wing Mouvement Réformateur (MR) but was not elected, receiving 322 preferential votes.[4][5]

Professional boxing record

8 fights 5 wins 2 losses
By knockout 2 1
By decision 3 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
8 Loss 5–2–1 Belgium Marco Vitagliano PTS 13 November 1981 Sint Truiden
7 Win 5–1–1 Italy Antimo Tescione TKO 24 October 1981 Ixelles
6 Draw 4–1–1 Belgium Marco Vitagliano PTS 24 April 1981 Ixelles
5 Loss 4–1 Mali Mary Konate TKO 31 January 1981 Ixelles
4 Win 4–0 France Fred Voltine PTS 15 November 1980 Ixelles
3 Win 3–0 Belgium Roberto Bosio TKO 24 October 1980 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
2 Win 2–0 Italy Alessandro Casanova PTS 26 April 1980 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
1 Win 1–0 France Lassine Niare PTS 28 March 1980 Ixelles

Source:[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Lionheart Attila
1993 Shadow Boxing Corner Man Short
1996 The Quest Khan (Mongolian Fighter)
2001 The Order Big Arab
2001 Los Bravos
2018 Agents of Shield 2 Episodes

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Abdel Qissi - Boxing's Official Record Keeper". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Muscles from Brussels". People. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Chad Cruise (September 12, 2014). "Happy Birthday Tong Po! The Qissi Brothers Experience". BPA Bulletproof Action. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. ^ see a collective flyer where he appears: "Ixelles 2006 - liste MR - Dori Dumbi, Kenza Lahlou, Abdel Qissi, Dominique Dufourny, Gautier Calomne", Tractothèque, 17 August 2006
  5. ^ 2006 Municipal elections in the Brussels Region - Official results