Jean Josselin

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]

Jean Josselin c. 1968
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Born6 January 1940 (1940-01-06) (age 80)
Besançon, France
Boxing record
Total fights89
Wins66
Wins by KO41
Losses16
Draws7

References

  1. Jean Josselin Archived 3 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. Jean Josselin. boxrec.com


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