Ouali was born in the Moroccan city of Agadir, but his family moved to Belgium when he was only a few months old.
[1] Said and his niffauws ended up in the city of Maaseik, where Said and his brother Mohammed were educated in a strict Catholic school.
At the age of fourteen he ended up in the local boxing circuit, where he would also meet his current girlfriend of 14 years, An Colson.
[2] He then enlisted with Mayweather Promotions, the most prestigious[citation needed] boxing academy in the States, located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ouali has claimed in an interview[3] that his most prestigious victory was that against Argentine boxer Hector Saldivia, who saw his 33-0 flawless win streak brought to an abrupt end.