Career
In a remarkable career, he competed in 4 Olympic Games from 2000-2012. He also participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native North African country. There, Hikal was defeated in the second round of the welterweight (69 kg) division by Russia"s eventual bronze medalist, Oleg Saitov.
At the 2008 Olympics, he lost his first bout to James DeGale.
At the 2012 Olympics, he again lost in the first round, this time to Soltan Migitinov.