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He completed his primary studies in the midst of the independence war in the boys' school (French: École de Garçons) in Thénia (former Ménerville), which was renamed Mohamed Farhi school after 1962.[7]
Missouri perfected in the discipline of boxing in the USM El Harrach team with trainer Abdelkader Kossaïri,[10] then opted for the CR Belouizdad team where he was supported by trainer Brahim Bouafia,[11] former boxing champion and national trainer, who welcomed him with open arms.[12][13]
Bouafia passed on his knowledge to his foal Missouri from 1969 and introduced him to focusing well in boxing which is a wonderful sport that can become dangerous if it is not practiced with all the seriousness required.[14]
After his selection as a professional boxer, Missouri was thus framed in his future exploits by Bouafia who was then assisted by his two assistants, the Polish Granichec and the Algerian Akli Kebbab.[15][16]
Bouafia managed the young boxer Missouri well during the national interligue tournament in Oran in July 1969 which was held in the Nedjma cinema, and this allowed him to win the heavyweight title.[17][18]
During the various national boxing competitions in which he participated, Missouri won the title of champion of Algeria 9 times.[19]
He was Maghrebian champion in 1973 in Agadir, then Arab champion in 1976 in Damascus, and then gold medalist at the Mediterranean Games of Algiers in 1975, at the Hacène Harcha Arena, after his victory in the final against the Egyptian Khalil Ali Khalti.[20]
Indeed, it was then the trainer Kouider Ayad who supervised Missouri in the national A boxing team in 1975 when he participated in the Mediterranean Games and that he collected with his colleagues Hocine Nini and Siad the count of seven medals including two in gold.[21]
During the decade of 1969 and 1979, he played 154 national and international fights, winning 139, losing 13 and drawing twice.[22][23]
After retiring from the military, Missouri took internships to earn his boxing coaching degrees to teach this noble art to younger generations.[24]
He created a boxing school for gendarmes and sailors, he launched a new professional dynamic for the training and maintenance of the physical fitness of Algerian military personnel.[25]
Missouri's efforts were seeking to contribute to building a modern sport and a brilliant elite capable of honoring national colors in international forums and responding to the tremendous sacrifices made by the Algerian people in order to emancipate from the yoke of French colonialism.[27][28]
He also holds two diplomas, one as a teacher of physical education and sports, and the other as a professional boxing trainer of class III.[29]
Monday, 29 June 2015 Missouri died at the age of 68, following a long illness.[47]
He had been hospitalized at the Aïn Naâdja military hospital in the Algiers Province.[48]
He was buried on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 after the Zuhr prayer in the Sidi Garidi Cemetery within the commune of KoubainAlgiers, in the presence of a large crowd of his family and friends.[49]