Jean Josselin
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Jean Josselin c. 1968
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Rated at | Welterweight | |||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||
Born | 6 January 1940 (age 84) Besançon, France |
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Total fights | 89 | |||||||||
Wins | 66 | |||||||||
Wins by KO | 41 | |||||||||
Losses | 16 | |||||||||
Draws | 7 | |||||||||
Medal record
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Jean Josselin (born 6 January 1940) is a retired French welterweight boxer. He competed at the 1960 Olympics[1] and won a bronze medal at the 1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships. After that he turned professional and won his first 19 bouts. On 25 April 1966 he won the European Boxing Union (EBU) title, and later in 1966 unsuccessfully contested the WBC and WBA titles against Curtis Cokes. He lost the EBU title to Carmelo Bossi in 1967, regained it from Silvano Bertini in 1969, and lost four months later to Johann Orsolics. Josselin retired in 1972 after a string of 8 losses, 4 draws and 1 victory.[2]
References
- ↑ Jean Josselin. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Jean Josselin. boxrec.com
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