Samir Troudi: 212 Division's Future King?

After a shaky start, IFBB Pro League 212 bodybuilder Samir Troudi is now getting the credit he deserves.

- Michael Berg

IF YOU’VE BEEN overlooked in your life, Samir Troudi can relate. The Swede’s international-level amateur career started with a whimper in 2014, as he ended up well out of the running at the Amateur Olympia and Arnold Amateur Europe.

Yet, two years after that unceremonious debut, he secured his pro card by winning his class at the Amateur Olympia Spain and Amateur Olympia Kuwait— an impressive double-dip.

Jumping into the IFBB Pro League 212 ranks in 2017, Troudi again fell short of his expectations. After a decent fourth-place debut in April’s Charlotte Pro, a month later he fell to ninth at the New York Pro and sixth in the Toronto Pro.