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Hocine Khalfi (January 7 1928 – August 27 2011) (commonly misspelled Hoacine) was an Algerian-American boxer from Oran Algeria. He was orphaned at the age of seven and raised by his aunt. Khalfi who started boxing at the age of 17 quickly rose through the ranks. He was the featherweight champion of Algeria in 1945. Named Golden Glove Hocine found himself in Paris where he began to deliver his first professional battles; He was only 18 years old.
