Jean-François Bergeron (boxer)

Jean-François Bergeron
Personal information
Full name Jean-François Bergeron
Nationality Canadian
Born (1973-06-26) June 26, 1973
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Super Heavyweight
Club Club de Boxe St. Jérôme

Jean-François Bergeron (born July 26, 1973 in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec) is a former boxer from Canada, competing in the super heavyweight (> 91 kg) division. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Amateur

He won the Canadian championship five time and won gold in 4 international championships, beating the likes of Paolo Vidoz and Michael Sprott.

Southpaw Bergeron won the silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games. He competed in Atlanta at the Olympics but was knocked out by Attila Levin.

Bergeron wrapped up his amateur career with a record of 70 wins, 15 defeats.

Pro

Bergeron fought his first pro bout on April 3, 1998, at age 24. In 2001 he beat undefeated American amateur champ Willie Palms. In 2003 he beat Darroll Wilson (who holds a knockout win over Shannon Briggs). Bergeron was injured at the time and fought only with his right arm from the second round, but still managed to win the fight by a unanimous decision. In 2006 he bested Steve Panell (who had knocked down Wladimir Klitschko when they fought).

Fight against Valuev

Bergeron faced former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev on Sept 29th 2007 in Germany. He lost by unanimous decision.

After his fight with Valuev he fought Dominick Guinn losing by second-round knockout on October 24, 2008.

Professional boxing record

27 Wins (19 knockouts, 8 decisions), 2 Losses (1 knockout, 1 decision)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 28-6-1 United States Dominick "The Southern Disaster" Guinn KO 2 24/10/2008 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Bergeron knocked out at 2:40 of the second round.
Loss 46-1 Russia Nikolay "The Russian Giant" Valuev UD 12 29/09/2007 Germany Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany NABA Heavyweight Title. 111-118, 111-117, 111-118.
Win 21-8 United States Robert "Big Philly" Hawkins UD 10 15/06/2007 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada NABA Heavyweight Title. 99-91, 99-91, 97-93.
Win 21-4-3 United States Chad Van Sickle TKO 4 26/01/2007 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the fourth round.
Win 25-8 Brazil Edegar Da Silva KO 5 15/09/2006 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada NABA Heavyweight Title. Silva knocked out at 2:28 of the fifth round.
Win 34-12-2 United States Andy "Sandman" Sample TKO 1 02/06/2006 Canada Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the first round.
Win 34-9 United States Steve "Storm" Pannell KO 3 24/03/2006 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Pannell knocked out at 2:30 of the third round.
Win 14-7 United States Marcus "Migraine" McGee UD 8 16/09/2005 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada 80-72, 80-72, 80-72.
Win 15-2-1 Trinidad and Tobago Jimmy "Farmer" Joseph TKO 4 18/03/2005 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the fourth round.
Win 18-12 The Bahamas Reynaldo "Terminator" Minus UD 6 03/12/2004 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada 60-54, 59-55, 58-56.
Win 31-9 Brazil Rogerio Lobo KO 2 20/03/2004 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lobo knocked out at 2:20 of the second round.
Win 27-6-2 United States Darroll "Doin Damage" Wilson UD 10 07/03/2003 Canada Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada 97-93, 98-92, 98-92.
Win 17-9 United States Brian "Big Man" Nix TKO 5 17/11/2002 North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Win 22-8 United States Mario Cawley KO 4 06/09/2002 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Cawley knocked out at 0:36 of the fourth round.
Win 11-1-1 United States Derrick "D-Train" Brown RTD 7 31/05/2002 Romania Bucharest, Romania
Win 24-12-1 United States Marcellus "More than a Conqueror" Brown TKO 3 21/04/2002 Nevada Laughlin, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:28 of the third round.
Win 16-16 United States Jason "Native American Nightmare" Nicholson UD 6 18/01/2002 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 59-53, 59-53, 59-54.
Win 10-5 United States Curt "The Professor" Paige TKO 2 30/11/2001 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 0:50 of the second round.
Win 9-0 United States Willie "Mr. P" Palms UD 6 28/09/2001 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 58-56, 58-56, 58-56.
Win 10-10 United States Art Card TKO 2 10/07/2001 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 0:37 of the second round.
Win 8-8-1 United States Sean Williams TKO 3 02/03/2001 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the third round.
Win 3-6 Canada Ben Perlini KO 2 15/12/2000 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Perlini knocked out at 1:43 of the second round.
Win 5-7-1 United States Muhammad Raheem UD 4 16/06/2000 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada 39-37, 40-36, 40-36.
Win 2-7 Canada Marcelo Aravena UD 6 06/05/2000 Canada Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada 59-55, 60-54, 60-54.
Win 4-11 United States Mark "The Spark" Johnson TKO 4 29/06/1999 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 1:23 of the fourth round.
Win 3-2 United States Tracy Wilson KO 2 06/11/1998 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Wilson knocked out at 0:48 of the second round.
Win 1-4 Canada Marcelo Aravena TKO 3 05/05/1998 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the third round.
Win 4-8 United States Mark "The Spark" Johnson KO 2 24/04/1998 Canada Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Johnson knocked out at 1:10 of the second round.
Win 1-3 United States Donald "Duck" Harris TKO 2 03/04/1998 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 0:20 of the second round.

Outside the ring

Bergeron is often asked to take on the analyst role in boxing matches, appearing on local Québec channel TVA and Québec radio stations. He offered his expertise on radio on Lucian Bute's championship fight at the Bell Centre in Montréal on October 19, 2007. He also served as a sparring partner to Vitali Klitchko in preparation for his fight against Corrie Sanders for the WBC world heavyweight championship in April 2004.

He has also successfully completed his firefighter training and is currently working as a firefighter at the St-Jérôme fire station.

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