Career
He represented his native North African country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was stopped in the first round of the Men"s Light-Welterweight (– 64 kg) competition by France"s Willy Blain. Ali Sassi qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the 1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Casablanca, Morocco.
In the final of the event he defeated home fighter Hicham Nafil.