Jean Josselin

Jean Josselin
Data
Birth Name	Jean Pierre André Josselin
Weight class	Welterweight
nationality	France
birthday	January 6, 1940
place of birth	Besançon
style	Left-hand boom
size	1.70 meters
Combat Statistics
Struggles	89
Victories	66
Knockout victories	41
Defeats	16
draw	7th

Jean Pierre André Josselin (born January 6, 1940 in Besançon ) is a former French boxer . He was European champion in professional boxers and won a bronze medal as an amateur boxer at the 1961 European championship , both in the welterweight division.

Career

Career as an amateur boxer

Jean Josselin started boxing as a teenager. He belonged to the boxing club Ring Olympique Bisontin . At the age of 19 he was first used on an international level by the French amateur boxing federation. He was part of the French team that fought an international match against the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin in April 1959. He lost in the welterweight division against Hans-Heinrich Dieter on points. In May 1959 he represented the French colors at the European Championship of Amateurs in Lucerne. He lost his fight in the round of 16 against Bruno Guse from the GDR through disqualification in the 2nd round and was eliminated. So he finished 9th in the final bill.

In 1960, Jean Josselin was the French welterweight champion of amateurs. At this time he was doing his military service and was therefore able to take part in the CISM military world championship in Wiesbaden. There he reached the welterweight final, in which he defeated Ken Suhowsky from the United States and was thus military world champion. In July 1960 he beat Jürgen Rölli on points in Besançon as part of an international match against Germany.

In September 1960 he also started at the Olympic Games in Rome. In his only fight there he met the Italian local hero and exceptional boxer Nino Benvenuti in the round of the "last 32" , against whom he lost on points (0: 5 RS). He finished 17th with all the losers in his round.

Jean Josselin achieved the greatest success as an amateur boxer at the European Championships in Belgrade in 1961. He won there in the welterweight division over Bohumil Němeček from Czechoslovakia and Henry Perry from Ireland on points. In the semifinals he was defeated by Ričardas Tamulis from the Soviet Union and won an EM bronze medal.

Career as a professional boxer

After this European Championship, Jean Josselin moved to the professional camp. He played his first fight on December 4, 1961 in the Palais des Sports in Paris. He came here in welterweight to a point victory over his compatriot Rene Fauchez. He won 19 fights in a row early in his professional career. The most notable success in this series was the point victory over the French former welterweight champion Sauveur Chiocca on January 26, 1963 in Villeurbanne. On February 25, 1963, he suffered his first defeat in Paris against his old rival in the amateur camp , Claude Saluden , who had meanwhile also become a professional. He lost after 10 rounds against Saluden on points.

On November 8, 1965, Jean Josselin was in the Palais des Sport in Paris with a point victory after 15 rounds over François Pavilla French professional welterweight champion. Half a year later, on April 25, 1966, he won in Paris in the fight for the vacant EBU European welterweight title over the Welshman Brian Curvis by breaking off in the 14th round and thus won this title. On August 6, 1966, he also completed a world championship fight in Johannesburg / South Africa. He boxed there against the South African Willie Ludick for the vacant world welterweight title according to the version of the South African Boxing Association and lost this fight after 15 rounds on points. On November 28, 1966, he boxed as a challenger in Dallas for the WBC and WBA welterweight title against the American Curtis Cokes , who he had to leave a point victory after 15 rounds.

On May 17, 1967, he lost the European welterweight title in San Remo by a point defeat after 15 rounds against Carmelo Bossi from Italy. On May 3, 1968, both boxers contested the revenge in Rome, which was again about the European title and in turn Carmelo Bossi won after 15 rounds on points. A quarter of a year earlier, on February 25, 1968, Curtis Cokes presented himself in the Palais des Sport Jean Josselin for revenge, which was not about the world championship title. Curtis Cokes also won this fight after 10 rounds on points.

On May 5, 1969, Jean Josselin won in Paris by a technical knockout victory in the 8th round over the Italian Silvano Bertini again the European championship in welterweight. He had to give up this title a good four months later, on September 25, 1969, in Vienna through a knockout defeat in the 4th round to the Austrian Hans Orsolics . On November 17, 1969, Jean Josselin fought for a championship title for the last time in his career in Paris. It was about the French welterweight championship and he lost this fight by technical knockout in the 6th round against Roger Menetrey from Annecy.

But he continued to box and continued to accept tough opponents. On June 22, 1970 he defeated z. B. in Barcelona the Spanish champion and later world and European welterweight champion Jose Duran on points. On August 23, 1971 he boxed in Inglewood / USA against the reigning WBC and WBA world champion José Nápoles , but lost this fight by knockout in the 5th round. The last fight in his career he completed on March 11, 1972 in Johannesburg and lost it in the middleweight division against Jan Kies in the 1st round by knockout. Then he ended his boxer career.

Championship fights as a professional

year	place	Championship title	Weight class	Result
1965	Paris	from France	Welter	Points victory after 15 laps over François Pavilla
1966	Paris	of Europe (EBU)	Welter	Demolition victory in the 14th round over Brian Curvis, Great Britain
1966	Johannesburg	the world n. South African version	Welter	Point defeat after 15 rounds against Willie Ludick, South Africa
1966	Dallas	the world (WBC and WBA)	Welter	Point defeat close to 15 rounds against Curtis Cokes, USA
1967	San Remo	of Europe (EBU)	Welter	Point defeat after 15 rounds against Carmelo Bossi, Italy
1968	Rome	of Europe (EBU)	Welter	Point defeat after 15 rounds against Carmelo Bossi
1969	Paris	of Europe (EBU)	Welter	Techn. Knockout victory in the 8th round over Silvano Bertini, Italy
1969	Vienna	of Europe (EBU)	Welter	Knockout loss in the 4th round against Johann Orsolics, Austria
1969	Paris	from France	Welter	Techn. Knockout loss in the 6th round against Roger Menetrey

Explanations

• WBC = World Boxing Council
• WBA = World Boxing Association
• EBU = European Boxing Union
• Welterweight, weight class up to 67 kg body weight (amateur area)

literature

• Box Sport magazine

Web links

• Jean Josselin in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Jean Josselin in the BoxRec database
• www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl