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Antoine Porcel

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Antoine Porcel
Porcel at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born17 December 1937
Oran, Algeria
Died22 March 2014 (aged 76)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing

Antoine "Tony" Porcel (17 December 1937 – 22 March 2014) was a French boxer. He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, where he was disqualified in his third bout against Sergei Sivko. In 1963 he turned professional and retired in 1973 with a record of 26 wins (11 by knockout), 25 losses and 10 draws. He was the French bantamweight champion in 1966–67 and 1970–71, and lost a 1966 match for the European flyweight title to René Libeer.[1] He later became a boxing trainer, and died from Alzheimer's disease at the age 76.[2]

1960 Olympic results

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Below is the record of Antoine Porcel, a French flyweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Rome Olympics:

  • Round of 32: defeated Ralph Knoesen (South Africa) by decision, 5-0
  • Round of 16: lost to Sergey Sivko (Soviet Union) dy disqualification in the third round

References

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  1. ^ Antoine Porcel. boxrec.com
  2. ^ Antoine Porcel. sports-reference.com