Born in Spain to
Moroccan parents, El Ouazghari made his professional debut on 6 October 2006, winning a four-round
unanimous decision (UD) over Sento Martinez, who also debuted. On 2 April 2011, El Ouazghari fought for the
European lightweight title against undefeated champion
John Murray. In what was described as a "sluggish" and "laboured" performance by Murray, El Ouazghari went on to lose via UD but redeemed himself by putting up a tough fight. Further attempts to win regional titles resulted in losses to Serhiy Fedchenko on 20 April 2013 (UD),
Kevin Mitchell on 14 December 2013 (ninth-round
stoppage), Stephen Ormond on 4 April 2014 (fifth-round stoppage), and Artem Haroyan on 13 November 2015 (second-round stoppage). ==Professional boxing record==